548-0064/03 – GIS in Regional Analysis (GISRA)
Gurantor department | Department of Geoinformatics | Credits | 4 |
Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Igor Ivan, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Jiří Horák, Dr. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 4 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2003/2004 | Year of cancellation | 2008/2009 |
Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim of the subject is to give information students about principles of geographical information systems and their application in regional analysis. Students should be able to propose and practically realise basic tasks needed in the frame of regional analysis, to prepare adequate outputs and to interpret obtain results.
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Summary
This subject is useful for students using geographic information systems and other GI technologies for regional analyses. Although this subject is focused mainly on socioeconomic activities, a substantial part is also focused on physical geography (mainly environmental issues). The student will learn how to collect available data, process it and display using maps.
Compulsory literature:
Longley, P.A., Goodchild, M., MaguireD.J., Rhind, D.W. (2015): Geographic Information Systems and Science, Wiley, 496p.
Recommended literature:
Smith, M.J.: Statistical Analysis Handbook [online]. Dostupné z: .
Rogerson, P.A. (2019): Statistical Methods for Geography: A Student’s Guide, SAGE Publications Ltd, 432 p.
Awange, J., Kiema, J. (2013): Environmental Geoinformatics. Extreme Hydro-Climatic and Food Security Challenges: Exploiting the Big Data. Springer, Earth and Environmental Science, 635 p.
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. Data, prostorová data, geodata.
3. Geoprvky, složky popisu geoprvku. Geometrická složka popisu geoprvků.
4. Tematická, časová, vztahová, funkční a kvalitativní složka popisu geoprvku.
5. Metody sběru prostorových dat. GPS, dálkový průzkum Země.
6. Zdroje digitálních dat.
7. Vstup prostorových dat. Zdroje chyb.
8. Analýza dat v GIS.
9. Analýza dat v GIS.
10. Specifika socioekonomických dat při zpracování v GIS
11. Geokódání, adresace.
12. Vizualizace dat, kartografické zásady.
13. Kartografické zásady
14. Vybrané případové studie
15. Vybrané případové studie
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