Terminated in academic year 2018/2019

Planning of Geoinformation Technologies Applications

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	548-0063/02
Abbreviation	PAGT
Course title	Planning of Geoinformation Technologies Applications
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Jiří Horák, Dr.

Subject syllabus

1. GIS applications structure. GIS implementation Fundamentals.
2. Planning a GIS and GIS projects. Selecting and implementing a GIS.
3. Keys to successful GIS implementation. The pitfalls of a GIS.
4. Using a GIS consultant.
5. The economics of GIS applications.
6. Case studies in GIS implementation and maintenance.
7. Technical harmonization.
8. GIS Standards.
9. Project management. GIS/GIT projects.
10. Planning others GI technologies.

Literature

Clarke, K.C. (2003). Getting Started with Geographic Information Systems. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River. 340. See Chapter 8, "How to Pick a GIS"
Longley, P.A., Goodchild M.F., Maguire D.J., Rhind D.W.: Geographical Information Systems and Science. Wiley, 2005
Maguire D., Kouyoumjian V., Smith R. (2008): The Business Benefits of GIS. An ROI Approach. ESRI press 2008.
Korte, G. B.: The GIS Book. The Fifth Edition. OnWord Press. Santa Fe, 2001.

Advised literature

Geographic information metadata for spatial data infrastructures. Springer, 2005. ISBN 3-540-24464-6
Harmon, Anderson: The design and implementation of GIS. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN 0-471-20488-9
Huxhold, W. E.: An Introduction to Urban Geographic Information Systems.
Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, 1991.
Longley P., Graham C.: GIS for Business and service planning. 1995. ISBN 1-899761-07-1
Tomlinson: Thinking about GIS. GIS planning for managers. 2003. ISBN 1-58948-119-4
Huxhold, W. E., Levinsohn, A. G.: Managing Geographic Information System
Projects. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1995.

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