548-0016/12 – Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Gurantor department | Department of Geoinformatics | Credits | 5 |
Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Michal Kačmařík, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Petr Rapant, CSc. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
Year | 3 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2018/2019 | Year of cancellation | |
Intended for the faculties | FBI, FEI | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
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
Continuous control of solving tasks assigned to the exercise (project, test, another task type). Written and oral exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
V rámci cvičení si získají studenti dovednosti založené na manipulaci vektorovými a rastrovými daty, reprezentujícími nejčastěji využívané datové modely. Při provádění praktických úloh se naučí zobrazení prostorových dat, jejich editaci a dále transformaci formátů prostorových dat. Cvičení zahrnují návrh vlastního datového modelu pro správu prostorových dat a naplnění prostorové databáze daty. Procvičuje se problematika vybraných prostorových analýz, zaměřených na řešení praktických úloh z oblasti požární ochrany a průmyslové bezpečnosti. Důležitou náplní cvičení je i praktická ukázka mapování v terénu za pomoci prostředků mobilních geoinformačních technologií.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1) GIS in the context of Earth Sciences and as a tool in technical fields. Definition and history of GIS, areas of use.
2) Research and presentation of objects, phenomena and processes of the real world.
3) Geo-element, thematic, temporal, relational and functional component of the description of the geo-element.
4) Data, spatial data, geodata, metadata, information, spatial information.
5) Data modeling of objects, phenomena and processes of the real world. Raster, vector and hybrid data model.
6) Space and concepts of space perception. Euclidean space. Positioning in space.
7) Spatial data acquisition methods.
8) Spatial data analysis in GIS.
9) Presentation of spatial data using GIS.
10) Structure of the GIS application. GIS planning and implementation.
11) Publishing spatial data in the Internet environment, Geoweb.
12) Geoinformation technology - photogrammetry, remote sensing, global navigation and positioning systems, mobile geoinformation technology.
13) Application of GIS in the field of fire protection and industrial safety.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction