FI:PA049 GIS and Public Administration - Course Information

PA049 Geographical Information Systems and Spatial Data in Public Administration

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium), z (credit).

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Rudolf Richter, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. RNDr. Vlastislav Dohnal, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: RNDr. Rudolf Richter, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics

Timetable

Mon 18:00–19:50 B410

Prerequisites

Basic skills in the methodology of IS design and development and dat modeling.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Applied Informatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Information Technology Security (programme FI, N-IN)
• Bioinformatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Information Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Graphics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Embedded Systems (eng.) (programme FI, N-IN)
• Embedded Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Service Science, Management and Engineering (eng.) (programme FI, N-AP)
• Service Science, Management and Engineering (programme FI, N-AP)
• Social Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Theoretical Informatics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, N-SS) (2)
• Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, N-IN)
• Image Processing (programme FI, N-AP)

Course objectives

Obtaining knowledge about the role of geographic information systems (GIS) in Public Administration and relation between GIS and e-Government: what processes these systems support, which data these systems produce and what data require these systems for ensuring own functionality. Obtaining of theoretical knowledge and practical experience to solve problems with spatial data: data migration, initial loading of data and maintenance of data quality. Improving access to formal documentation of the results practical exercises.

Syllabus

• Basic functions of geographic information systems, geographic data, spatial data and their properties
• Data Quality, Data Governance projects
• Migration of geographic data
• Principles of eGovernment and GIS
• Processes supported by GIS in Public Administration
• Data Sources for Public Administration
• Principles of robust GIS solutions and examples from eGovernment  
• Standardization in GIS  
• SoaML and design GIS in SOA, example of GIS design i such architecture.

Literature

• Lecture slides, technical manuals of GIS systems

Teaching methods

Lectures, practical home assignments

Assessment methods

Written exam, oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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