Geographic Information Systems

Course guarantor:

Jiří Cajthaml, Tomáš Janata

Lecturer:

Jiří Cajthaml, Vojtěch Cehák, Tomáš Janata, Josef Münzberger

Tutor:

Jiří Cajthaml, Vojtěch Cehák, Tomáš Janata, Josef Münzberger

Supervisor:

Department of Geomatics

Synopsis:

GISE is a set of lectures describing the basic terms, principles, models and tools for using geographic information systems for various applications and purposes. Systems using vector and raster data are explained.

Requirements:

no prerequisites

Syllabus of lectures:

1. GIS definition, brief history, basic applications

2. Vector data, raster data

3. Geometric information, classes, attributes, data types

4. Dimensions – spatial, topologic, temporal, attribute, graphic,

5. Vector modelling and raster modelling

6. Analytic functions in vector and raster GIS

7. Digital Terrain Model

8. Geomorphometry

9. Geospatial Analysis and modelling – global statistics, map algebra

10. Geospatial Analysis and modelling - spatial interpolation and approximation

11. Geospatial Analysis and modelling – raster map buffers, cost surface, least cost path cumulative cost surface

12. Interpolation

13. Interpolations - geostatistics

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction to ArcGIS,

2. Data formats, geodatabases

3. Vector data, attribute queries

4. Vector data, spatial queries

5. Vector data, spatial functions

6. Raster data, mosaic dataset, coordinate connection

7. Working with external data (XLS, CSV), coordinate connection of vector data

8. Creating own geodatabase, vectorization

9. Web map services (WMS, WFS, WCS), GIS connections

10. ArcGIS Online

11. Public administration data (WMS, INSPIRE, VFK), open data (OSM, VFR)

12. Credit test

13. Credit test

Study Objective:

The student will be able to understand the philosophy and possibilities of translating the real world into a digital environment.

Study materials:

!Konecny, G. (2014): Geoinformation, Taylor & Francis, 436 str. ISBN 978-1-4200-6856-6

!Campbell, J., Shin, M.: Geographic Information System Basics. eBook.2018. Saylor.org ISBN-13: 978-1453321973.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu	roomTH:B-973 12:00–13:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv) roomTH:C-208 14:00–15:50 (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: