Introduction to Geoinformatics

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	548-0057/07
Abbreviation	ZGIF
Course title	Introduction to Geoinformatics
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Petr Rapant, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to geoinformatics, examples and possibilities of use, the definition of basic terms
2. The real world and its depiction. Earth sciences. Spatial data, geodata.
3. Positioning in space, coordinate systems used in the Czech Republic
4. Data models, data structures, databases
5. Raster data model, vector data model
6. Geodata acquisition
7. Geodata sources, geodata quality, metadata, license conditions
8. Basic geodata processing tasks
9. Visualization of geodata, creation of map outputs
10. Geographic information systems, remote sensing
11. Global satellite navigation systems, Digital terrain models
12. Mobile geoinformation technology
13. Web map services. Basic software (ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS)

E-learning

https://geoinformatika-1.vsb.cz/

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, .

Advised literature

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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