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GIS Systems in Fire Protection

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 548-0039/05
Abbreviation GISPO
Course title GIS Systems in Fire Protection
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator Ing. Kateřina Růžičková, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. Spatial aspects of the activity of fire protection units.
2. Data modeling of objects, phenomena, processes and events in connection with the activities of fire protection units.
3. Vector and raster data model. Geofeature and geofeature description.
4. Positioning. Use of global navigation and positioning systems for data collection and navigation.
5. Use of GIS for solving spatial analytical tasks. Application of mobile GIS technologies.
6. Attribute and spatial selections.
7. Network analyses. Sources allocation and pathfinding.
8. Accessibility analyses. Planning the location of fire stations and emergency districts.
9. Modeling of floods.
10. Air pollution modeling.
11. Multicriteria assessment of environmental hazards.
12. Visualization of objects, phenomena, processes and events in connection with the activities of fire protection units.
13. Geoinformation support of the regional operational and information centers of the Fire and Rescue Service. GIS applications at the workplaces of regional operational and information centers.

E-learning

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Povinná literatura

Bernhardsen, T.: Geographic Information Systems. Viak IT and Norwegian Mapping Authority. Arandal, 1992. 318 str.
Huxhold, W. E.: An Introduction to Urban Geographic Information Systems. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, 1991. 337 str.
Chandrasekhar, T.: ArcGIS Network Analyst Tutorial. Arandal, ESRI Press, 2005

Doporučená literatura

- GIS for Fire Station Locations and Response Protocol. An ESRI® White Paper • January 2007 available on-line: http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/gis-for-fire.pdf
- Minami, M.: Using ArcMap. Redlands, CA : ESRI, 2001, available on-line: http://www.gis.unbc.ca/help/software/esri/Tutorials/Using_ArcMap_Tutorial.pdf
- Vienneau, A.: Using ArcCatalog. Redlands, CA : ESRI, 2001, available on-line: http://www.gis.unbc.ca/help/software/esri/Tutorials/Using_ArcCatalog_Tutorial.pdf
- MacDonald, A.: Building a Geodatabase. Redlands, CA : ESRI, 2001, available on-line: http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.2/pdf/Building_Geodatabases_Tutorial.pdf