Sources of Spatial Data

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	548-0019/09
Abbreviation	ZPD
Course title	Sources of Spatial Data
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator	doc. RNDr. Pavel Švec, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1) Spatial data resources, formats
2) Classification of spatial data resources, metadata
3) Spatial data manipulations in GIS.
4) State Spatial data resources (national) – ČÚZK I.
5) State Spatial data resources (national) – ČÚZK II.
6) State Spatial data resources (national) – VGHMÚř
7) Commercial Spatial data resources.
8) Thematic data
9) Spatial data in public administration
10) Registrs and census data
11) Web maps
12) International spatial data sources
13) Technical standardization and harmonization, legal regulations for GIT.

E-learning

Lectures available via the LMS in the course of the same name. Exercises available at https://homel.vsb.cz/~sve0024/zpd/index.php?stranka=uvod

Literature

ANSELIN, L., REY, S.J. ed. 2010: Perspectives on spatial data analysis. Berlin: Springer.
DEVILLERS, R., JEANSOULIN, R., 2010: Fundamentals of Spatial Data Quality, John Wiley & Sons.
KRAAK, M.J., ORMELING, F.J. 2011: Cartography: visualization of spatial data. 3rd ed. New York: Guilford Press.
NOGUERAS-ISO, J., ed. 2005: Geographic information metadata for spatial data infrastructure. Springer.

Advised literature

MONMONIER. M. 2018: How to Lie with Maps. 3rd ed. The University of Chicago Press. 256 p.
TYNER, J.A. 2010: Principles of map design. New York: Guilford Press. 259 p.
MAGUIRE, D.J., BATTY, M., GOODCHILD, M.F. ed. 2005: GIS, spatial analysis, and modeling. Redlands: ESRI Press. 480 p.
DUCKHAM, M., GOODCHILD, M.F., WORBOYS, M. ed. 2003. Foundations of geographic information science. London: Taylor & Francis.

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