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Introduction to Geoinformatics

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 548-0057/09
Abbreviation ZGIF
Course title Introduction to Geoinformatics
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Michal Kačmařík, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. Real World and its presentation. Earth Sciences.
2. Geoinformatics and geoinformation technologies. Definition of basic concepts.
3. Space. Different concepts of space.
4. Positioning in space.
5. Time. Different concepts of time. Positioning in time.
6. Feature. The components to describe features.
7. Data models. Data modeling. Data structures.
8. Raster data model. The vector data model.
9. Getting geodata. Primary geodata.
10. Derived geodata. The quality of geodata. Metadata.
11. Digital terrain models.
12. Global navigation satellite systems.
13. Remote Sensing.

Povinná literatura

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, ISBN-13: 978-0971764736 .
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, ISBN-10: 1259929647 .

Advised literature

CHANDRA, A.M. Geoinformatics, 1st edition. New Age International, 2016, ISBN-10: 1781830258 .
TEUNISSEN, P., MONTENBRUCK, O. Springer Handbook of Global Navigation Satellite Systems. Springer, 2017, ISBN: 978-3-030-73172-4 
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