FF:AEB_68 GIS in archaeology A - Course Information

AEB_68 Geografical Information System in archeaology A

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Petr Dresler, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michaela Prišťáková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. Mgr. Jiří Macháček, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Tue 12:00–13:40 L11

Prerequisites (in Czech)

!NOWANY( PAPVA_07 GIS A )

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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Archaeology (programme FF, B-AE) (2)
• Archaeology (programme FF, B-GE)
• Archaeology (programme FF, B-HI) (2)
• Archaeology (programme FF, B-HS)
• Archaeology (programme FF, D-AE)
• Archaeology (programme FF, D-HI4)
• Archaeology (programme FF, N-AE) (2)
• Archaeology (programme FF, N-GE)
• Archaeology (programme FF, N-HS)
• Prehistoric Archaeology of Near East (Eng.) (programme FF, B-AE) (2)
• Prehistoric Archaeology of Near East (programme FF, B-AE) (2)
• Prehistoric Archaeology of Near East (programme FF, B-HI) (2)
• Prehistoric Archaeology of Near East (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

Main objectives of this course are:
to know possibilities of GIS;
applications of GIS in the archaeological methods;
to know the sources for using GIS;
to know spatial operations in GIS;

Syllabus

• Basic concepts:
• structure
• kartographic schemas
• datasets
• transformations
• digitalization
• editation
• analysis

Literature

• Počítačová podpora v archeologii. Edited by Jiří Macháček. Plzeň: Katedra archeologie, Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2008, 281 s. ISBN 9788086124889. info
• Počítačová podpora v archeologii. Edited by Jiří Macháček. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 258 s. : i. ISBN 80-210-1562-4. info

Teaching methods

Teoretical preparation for understanding GIS

Assessment methods

Course is realized as lectures once per week. Course is finished at the end with class discussion on set themes.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• AEB_119 Geografical Information System in archeaology B - seminar

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Pro získání kolokvia je nutná znalost odpřednášené látky prokázání základních znalostí o odpřednášených metodách.
The course is taught annually.

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