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Introduction to Geoinformatics

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Course Unit Code548-0057/07
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
RAP30doc. Ing. Petr Rapant, CSc.
KAC072doc. Ing. Michal Kačmařík, Ph.D.
KUK064Ing. Pavel Kukuliač, Ph.D.
Summary
The course will provide an introductory overview of geoinformation technologies (GIT).
Attention is paid to themes common to all the GIT, such as positioning, geodata, spatial objects and data models.
It is discussed in more detail the issue of GIS and students are briefly acquainted with
other geoinformation technologies, such as digital terrain models, satellite navigation
and positioning systems, remote sensing and mobile geoinformation technologies.
space. Time. Positioning in time. Feature. Components of feature description.
Spatial modeling of the real world. Geodata gathering. Geoinformation
technologies overview.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the subject is to teach students basics of geoinformatics and geoinformation technologies,
use them to complete diffrenet tasks, to design adequit data models to portray real world.
Course Contents
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)
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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.
RAPANT, P. Geoinformatika a geoinformační technologie. VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2006. 500 str. ISBN 80-248-1264-9.
RAPANT, P. Základy geoinformatiky. VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2014. 147 str.
VOJTEKOVÁ, J., ŽONCOVÁ, M. Geografické informačné systémy - tvorba vybraných tematických map. Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre, 2021. 89 str.
LONGLEY, P. et al. Geographic information systems & Science. 3rd ed. John Woliey and sons, Inc., 2011. 539 str.
Recommended Reading:
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
PAVELKA, K. Dálkový průzkum Země. Družicové systémy. Skripta ČVUT Praha, 2010, ISBN 978-80-01-04628-9. 112 str.
LAMPART. M. et al. Úvod do dynamických systémů: teorie a praxe v geoinformatice. VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2013. 199 str.
KLIMÁNEK, M. Digitální modely terénu. Brno: Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2006. 85 s. ISBN 80-7157-982-3., příp. [Online] http://mapserver.mendelu.cz/dmt
TEUNISSEN, P., MONTENBRUCK, O. Springer Handbook of Global Navigation Satellite Systems. Springer, 2017, ISBN: 978-3-030-73172-4
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51