Terminated in academic year 2013/2014

Introduction to Geoinformatics

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	548-0057/03
Abbreviation	ZGIF
Course title	Introduction to Geoinformatics
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Petr Rapant, CSc.

Subject syllabus

- Real World and its presentation. Earth Sciences.
- Geoinformatics and geoinformation technologies. Definition of basic concepts.
- History, Present and Future of Geoinformatics.
- Space. Different concepts of space.
- Positioning in space.
- Time. Different concepts of time. Positioning in time.
- Feature. The components to describe features.
- Data models. Data modeling. Data structures.
- Raster data model. The vector data model.
- Getting geodata. Primary geodata.
- Derived geodata. The quality of geodata. Metadata.
- Geographic Information Systems. Remote Sensing.
- Global navigation satellite systems. Digital terrain models.
- Digital photogrammetry. Mobile geoinformation technology.

Literature

RAPANT, P. Introduction to Geoinformatics. VSB-TU Ostrava, 2014. 152 str.
BOLSTAD, P. GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems, 4th edition, Eider Press; 4th ed., 2012, .
LONGLEY, P. et al. Geographic information systems & Science. 3rd ed. John Woliey and sons, Inc., 2011. 539 str.
CHANG, K. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, 9th edition. McGraw-Hill Education, 2018, .

Doporučená literatura

CHANDRA, A.M. Geoinformatics, 1st edition. New Age International, 2016, .
TEUNISSEN, P., MONTENBRUCK, O. Springer Handbook of Global Navigation Satellite Systems. Springer, 2017,
DEMERS, M. Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems, 4th edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2009.
ArcGIS Pro quick-start tutorials. on-line: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/pro-quickstart-tutorials.htm

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