Z8100 Global Mapping

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Milan Konečný, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Milan Konečný, CSc.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic courses of cartography and geoinformatics.
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
Lectures cover the topic of sustainable development since the Rio de Janeiro conference in 1992 through the 2002 WSSD in Johannesburg until now. One of the most important tools is data spatial oriented (geoinformation) projects, mainly Global Mapping. Its goal is the creation of a digital map work covering the entire planet in scale 1 : 1 million. Students will get acquainted with methodological, technological, and organizational matters of Global Mapping, as well as creation and realization of data policy in areas with different political, economical, social, and cultural conditions. Emphasis is placed on project realization and its modification in European conditions, especially with regards to EU projects INSPIRE and GMES.
Syllabus
  • 1. Concept of sustainable development in the world and in Europe 2. Position and importance of geoinformation (spatial oriented data) projects in solving problems related to sustainable development 3. Concept and realization of Global Mapping project 4. Content, creation and map key of selected raster and vector layers of Global Mapping project 5. Conditions of Global Mapping integration with national spatial geoinformation infrastructures 6. Euro Global Map and Euro Regional Map projects 7. Issues related to realization of data policy in general; situation in the EU and the Czech Republic with regard to Global Mapping project 8. Interrelationships among Global Mapping and other global oriented projects: GSDI, Digital Earth, LGCN, and GISD. 9. INSPIRE, GMES and Global Mapping 10. Content and principles of INSPIRE Data Themes
Literature
  • http://www.digitalearth.gov/
  • http://www.ec-gis.org/inspire/
  • http://www.iscgm.org/cgi-bin/fswiki/wiki.cgi
  • http://www.eis-africa.org/EIS-Africa/GISD
  • http://www.inspire-geoportal.eu/
  • http://www.gmes.info/
  • VOŽENÍLEK, Vít. Geografické informační systémy. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1998, 173 s. ISBN 807067802X. info
  • SLOCUM, Terry A. Thematic cartography and visualization. Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, 1998, x, 291 s. ISBN 0-13-209776-1. info
  • KONEČNÝ, Milan and Vít VOŽENÍLEK. Vývojové trendy v kartografii a GIS (Development Trends in Cartography and GIS). In Geografie na prahu 21. století. 1st ed. Praha: ČGS, 1998. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical lectures, practical applications
Assessment methods
Examination consists of written form in combination of open and closed questions;the results from exercises are accepted.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2001, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2016, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.