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Geographic Information Systems in Safety Engineering

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 548-0126/01
Abbreviation GISBI
Course title Geographic Information Systems in Safety Engineering
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator Ing. Pavel Kukuliač, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to GIS
2. Use of GIS for solving spatial analytical tasks.
3. Network analysis. Resource allocation and path search.
4. Planning the location of IRS stations and intervention areas.
5. Modeling and visualization of floods.
6. Modeling of hazardous substances propagation in the atmosphere.
7. Information support of dispatching workplaces of IRS units.
8. Role of GIS in emergency call centers and operational management of Integrated Rescue System.
9. Application of GIS to support interventions of IRS units.
10. Specific applications of GIS for the work of security forces (search, prediction of crime,…).
11. Use of global navigation and positioning systems for data collection and navigation.
12. Application of mobile GIS technologies.
13. Satellite imagery and systems for rapid response by satellite imaging in emergency and crisis situations.

E-learning

Literature

Bolstad, P.: GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems, 4th edition, Eider Press; 4th ed., 2012, ISBN-13: 978-0971764736 .
TOMASZEWSKI, Brian. Geographic information systems (GIS) for disaster management. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4822-1168-9 .

Advised literature

BRUGNOT, Gérard, ed. Spatial management of risks. London: ISTE ; Hoboken, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84821-046-2.
Kaplan, Elliott, D.: Understanding GPS: Principles and Applications, Second Edition, Artech House Publishers; 2nd edition, 2005, pages 726, ISBN-10: 1580538940