Geographic Information Systems

Course guarantor:

Jiří Cajthaml, Tomáš Janata, Petra Justová

Lecturer:

Jiří Cajthaml, Tomáš Janata, Petra Justová, Josef Münzberger

Tutor:

Jiří Cajthaml, Tomáš Janata, Petra Justová, Jan Koudelka, Vojtěch Müller, Josef Münzberger

Supervisor:

Department of Geomatics

Synopsis:

The course provides a basic introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their use in working with spatial data. The course has a strong practical focus and covers the creation, management, analysis and visualisation of vector and raster data, the use of basic geoprocessing tools, and the publication of GIS outputs using ArcGIS Online. Students work primarily with ArcGIS Pro. Theoretical lessons are closely linked to practical exercises.

Requirements:

Attendance at lessons / practical classes is required. To obtain the course credit, students must successfully complete and submit all assignments. The course is concluded with a written examination. To pass the examination, students must obtain at least 50% of the total points in the written test.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction to ArcGIS

2. Map Projections

3. Data formats, geodatabases

4. Vector data, attribute queries

5. Vector data, spatial queries

6. Vector data, spatial functions

7. Raster data, mosaic dataset, coordinate connection

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

9. Creating own geodatabase, vectorization

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

11. ArcGIS Online

12. Geocoding

13. Written exam

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction to ArcGIS

2. Map Projections

3. Data formats, geodatabases

4. Vector data, attribute queries

5. Vector data, spatial queries

6. Vector data, spatial functions

7. Raster data, mosaic dataset, coordinate connection

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

9. Creating own geodatabase, vectorization

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

11. ArcGIS Online

12. Geocoding

13. Written exam

Study Objective:

The course introduces students to the basic principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and provides practical skills in working with spatial data. Students will learn to process and analyse vector and raster data, perform attribute and spatial queries, apply basic geoprocessing tools, create and edit GIS data, and publish spatial data and maps using ArcGIS Online. The course also provides an introduction to the automation of spatial data processing.

Study materials:

- Campbell, J., & Shin, M. (2018). Geographic information system basics. Saylor Academy.

- Bolstad, P. (2005). GIS fundamentals: A first text on geographic information systems (2nd ed.). Eider Press.

- de Smith, M. J., Goodchild, M. F., & Longley, P. A. (2015). Geospatial analysis: A comprehensive guide to principles, techniques, and software tools.

- Burrough, P. A., & McDonnell, R. A. (1998). Principles of geographical information systems. Oxford University Press.

Note:

Further information:

https://k155cvut.github.io/gise/

Time-table for winter semester 2026/2027:

	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	roomTH:B-s114 13:15–14:50 (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv) roomTH:B-s114 15:00–16:35 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2026/2027:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: