548-0016/06 – Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geoinformatics | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Michal Kačmařík, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Tomáš Peňáz, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 5 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2004/2005 | Year of cancellation | 2009/2010 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
By the end of the Geographic Information System subject students should be able to:
Knowledge and Comprehension
- discuss what term a GIS means
- explain what components is GIS divided into
- describe functionality and the use of GIS in a range of applications
- outline diferent concepts of space
- explain ways of modelling real-world phenomena using raster and vector
- appreciate the raster and vector data model
- name and describe the basic vector objects
- express the basic ideas of topology
- relate the concepts of networks and graphs
- define 3 structures for storing vector data
- describe the adjacency matrix and how to find shortest paths
- explain what discretisation error is
- review regular and irregular tessellations of space
- appreciate the problems of raster to vector conversion (and vice versa)
- name, order and describe the steps necessary to carry out a GIS project
- list the types and sources of errors present in spatial data
- know on what Krovak projection and S-JTSK is based
- identify sources of spatial data
- discuss the basic concepts relating to remote sensing
Application
- use some software in realistic applications (ArcGIS, Geomedia, GRASS GIS, Open Jump, ...)
Analysis
- differentiate between GIS packages (ArcGIS, Geomedia, GRASS GIS, Open Jump, ...) according to their abilities (both in data structures and algorithms)
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Project work
Summary
Exploration and presentation of real world objects, phenomena and processes. Earth Sciences. GIS definition and history. Uses of GIS. Geometric feature and components of feature description (thematic, time, relation and functional). Data, spatial data, metadata, information, spatial information. Space. Different concepts of space.Euclidean space. Positioning in space. GIS applications structure. Planning and implementation of a GIS.
- Spatial data collection methods. Spatial data analysis using GIS. Spatial data prezentation using GIS. Other geoinformation technologies - photogrammetry, remote sensing, global navigation and positioning systems.
Compulsory literature:
Bolstad, P.: GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems, 4th edition, Eider Press; 4th ed., 2012, ISBN-13: 978-0971764736.
MacFarlane, R. (2005). A Guide to GIS Applications in Integrated Emergency Management, Emergency Planning College, Cabinet Office.
Recommended literature:
Korte, G.: The GIS Book. OnWord Press; 5th ed., 2000, ISBN-13: 978-0766828209.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Co je to GIS, oblasti použití GIS, definice pojmu GIS
2. Historie GIS. Data, prostorová data, geodata.
3. Geoprvky, složky popisu geoprvku.
4. Geometrická složka popisu geoprvků.
5. Tematická, časová, vztahová, funkční a kvalitativní složka popisu geoprvku.
6. Struktura aplikace GIS, obecné zákonitosti plánování a zavádění GIS.
7. Transformace prostorových referenčních systémů.
8. Metody sběru prostorových dat. Ruční pořizování dat.
9. Družicová navigační a polohové systémy.
10. Fotogrammetrie. Dálkový průzkum Země.
11. Analýza dat v GIS.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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