Z0262 Geoinformatics

Faculty of Science
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Kubíček, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Šimon Leitgeb (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Pavelka (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dajana Snopková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Petr Kubíček, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 18. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Wed 13:00–13:50 A,01026
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0262/01: Mon 18. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Thu 13:00–13:50 Z1,01001b, Š. Leitgeb, T. Pavelka, D. Snopková
Z0262/02: Mon 18. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Thu 12:00–12:50 Z1,01001b, Š. Leitgeb, T. Pavelka, D. Snopková
Z0262/03: Mon 18. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Thu 15:00–15:50 Z1,01001b, Š. Leitgeb, T. Pavelka, D. Snopková
Z0262/05: Mon 18. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Thu 18:00–18:50 Z1,01001b, Š. Leitgeb, T. Pavelka, D. Snopková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KREDITY_MIN(19)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/100, only registered: 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Graduates of this lecture will be able to: - list basic principles of geoinformation technologies use, historical context, and classification; understand geodata acquisition principles and interpret basic geodata models; apply the skills on selected examples and perform a GIS analysis in digital environment; present practical results and evaluate them.
Syllabus
  • 1. GIS and GIScience 2. GIS history 3. Geodata processing and models 4. Geodata geometry - shape/location/topology 5. Geodata collection 6. Geodata transformation - shape/data model/format 7. Geodatabase 8. GIS querry and exploratory analysis 9. GIS modelling 10. Presentation of geodata - basic cartographic rules 11. GIS software - commercial and OpenSource
Literature
    recommended literature
  • DEMERS, Michael N. Fundamentals geographic information systems. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2000, xiii, 498. ISBN 0471314234. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical lectures, practical applications
Assessment methods
Test on PC by separate questions where answers are pre-defined and therefore user chooses the right one. All papers during the semester have to be for at least 30 points (every paper is evaluated between 1 a 10 points) from possible 50 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nutno zapsat v 1. ročníku studia.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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