ZA132 Mapping of global change

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Lukáš Herman, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Jonáš Hruška, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Tomáš Řezník, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Bc. Zdeněk Stachoň, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radim Štampach, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Pavelka (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dajana Snopková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Tomáš Řezník, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Lukáš Herman, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 16:00–16:50 Z4,02028
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
ZA132/01: Wed 9:00–10:50 Z7,02017a, T. Pavelka, D. Snopková
Prerequisites
The course is intended for graduate (MSc) students. Basic knowledge of cartography and geoinformatics at the bachelor's level is required to attend the course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students are informed about geospatial data, technologies' principles, and practical use in global change research. The course is focused on the geospatial data cycle, starting with data acquisition through searching for available geodata and their processing and moving toward analysis and presentation. The introductory lesson will unify the knowledge base in cartography, geoinformatics, and remote sensing. The following lessons will focus on practical aspects of mapping, available geodata data sources, and their analysis and visualization methods. In this course, students will use the appropriate software tools (including open source) and process practical use cases with different types of geospatial data.
Learning outcomes
Graduates of this lecture will understand the specifics, advantages, and limitations of using geospatial data for studying global change. Graduates will learn about the principles of geoinformation technologies, be familiar with the available geodata sources, understand geodata acquisition principles, apply the skills to selected examples, perform a GIS analysis in the digital environment, and present practical results.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to mapping for global change.
  • 2. Geospatial data models, databases, and formats.
  • 3. Geospatial data transformations and analysis.
  • 4. Remote sensing data for global change research.
  • 5. Role of metainformation in cartography and geoinformatics.
  • 6. Web cartography and web services in geoinformatics.
  • 7. Free and open-source GIS for mapping global change.
  • 8. Application of freely available and open geodata for global change research.
  • 9. Application of freely available and open geodata in regional case studies.
  • 10. Open Street Map as a mapping project for changing the world.
  • 11. Cartographics visualizations and their potential for global change research.
  • 12. Local case study integrating various types of geospatial data.
Literature
  • PURKIS, Sam J., Victor V. KLEMAS. Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change. Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2011. 384 p. ISBN 9781405182256
  • GUO, Huadong, Michael F. GOODCHILD, Alessandro ANNONI. Manual of Digital Earth. 1st Ed. Singapore: International Society for Digital Earth, 2019. 852 p. ISBN 978-981-329-914-6.
  • DEMETRIOU, Demetris, Michele CAMPAGNA, Ivana RACETIN and Milan KONEČNÝ. Integrating Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) with Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) for creating a Global GIS platform. In Giles Foody, Linda See, Steffen Fritz, Peter Mooney, Ana-Maria Olteanu-Raimond, Cidália Costa Fonte, Vyron Antoniou. Mapping and the Citizen Sensor. London: London: Ubiquity Press, 2017, p. 273-297. ISBN 978-1-911529-16-3. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5334/bbf.l. plný text knihy info
  • BRIMICOMBE, Allan. Gis, environmental modelling and engineering. 1st ed. London: Taylor & Francis, 2003, 312 s. ISBN 0-415-25923-1. info
  • DEMERS, Michael N. Fundamentals geographic information systems. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2000, xiii, 498. ISBN 0471314234. info
Teaching methods
Blended learning combining lectures and solving practical tasks.
Assessment methods
Project presentation combined with an oral exam focused on theoretical and practical aspects of mapping taught in lectures.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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