PV019 Geographical Information Systems I

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2008
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. Milan Drášil, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: RNDr. Milan Drášil, CSc.
Timetable
Mon 18:00–19:50 D2
Prerequisites
Basic searching/sorting techniques. Algorithms complexity. Realational databeses, SQL.
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
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Course objectives
The goal of this course is teaching basic techniques used in commercial geoinformation systems. The course is practically oriented, techniques are illustrated by examples.
Syllabus
  • An overview of basic notions of geo-information systems , land-oriented infor mation systems and cartography.
  • The hierarchy of spatial data: vector representation, raster representation a nd topological relations.
  • Spatial data structures and methods of an effective access (indexing a space).
  • Operational calculus over vector spatial data.
  • Raster representation.
  • Basic operations over raster data.
  • Topological relations and typical tasks used in geo-information technology.
  • Administration of spatial data, databases and techniques related to spatial data.
Literature
  • Technical manuals of GIS systems
Assessment methods
The course is finished by written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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