548-0127/01 – GIS Methods and Remote Sensing in Geoturism (GDG)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geoinformatics | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. RNDr. Pavel Švec, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. RNDr. Pavel Švec, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2021/2022 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF, FBI, FAST, EKF, FEI | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master, Master, Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Students will become familiar with geoinformation technologies. Students will be able to create maps, search maps on the Internet and publish maps online. They will also be able to use satellite imagery, digital terrain models and use these technologies for the purpose of geotourism.
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Summary
The course introduces students with basic knowledge of Geoinformatics, including geographic information systems, digital terrain models, remote sensing, unmanned airborne vehicles, global positioning navigation systems. The course will provide students with practical information on the various disciplines with a focus on the application of this knowledge in the study field. Students will be able to create basic maps, work with GPS receivers, become familiar with piloting and legislation in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles. They also will be able to work with satellite images and maps in the Internet environment.
Compulsory literature:
BOLSTAD, P.: GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems, 4th edition, Eider Press, 2012.
Recommended literature:
KAPLAN, ELLIOTT, D.: Understanding GPS: Principles and Applications, Second Edition, Artech House Publishers; 2nd edition, 2005, p. 726.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Knowledge is checked during the semester by means of semestral projects. The course is completed with an exam, which can be taken after obtaining the credit. The exam has an oral character.
E-learning
Other requirements
Study of recommended literature. Elaboration of projects assigned at seminars, oral exam verifying knowledge in the field of the given literature, content of lectures and seminars.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to the study of geographic information systems and geoinformatics
2. Geographic information systems
3. Spatial data sources and spatial data processing
4. Introduction to cartography, cartographic methods
5. Maps in the Internet environment
6. Digital terrain models
7. Remote sensing - introduction, platforms and carrier in remote sensing
8. Remote sensing - remote sensing data processing, indexes, classification
9. Unmanned aerial vehicles - introduction
10. Unmanned aerial vehicles - legislation, data processing
11. Global positioning navigation systems - introduction
12. Global positioning navigation systems - GPS, measurement accuracy
13. Possibilities of using geoinformation technologies in geotourism
Conditions for subject completion
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Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction