Course detail
Geographical Information Systems
FIT-GISAcad. year: 2014/2015
Students will learn the basic principles of GIS systems (Geographic Information System), the problems of storing and processing information about objects defined by their geographic coordinates and the generating of user specified electronic maps. Moreover, the course is oriented also to basics of topology and computer modelling, which will be employed in design of a particular GIS database structure. Rather large chapter of GISes is the modelling of geoobjects into a vector and raster form. Doing various surveys is another important aspect of GISes. Student will use there their knowledge of current position measurement and navigation. In the second part of the course, the lectures will bring some notes about analysis and processing of the stored data. Students will explore two well known GIS systems ArcView and Grass in the practical computer exercises and will have some opportunity to do experiments with them.
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Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students will enter very specific area of information systems which is connected to description of our planet, natural sciences and introducing the information society into practice.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Course curriculum
- Syllabus of lectures:
- Introduction to GIS systems. Basics of geography.
- Structure and functions of GIS.
- Modelling of geographical objects.
- Representation of spatial objects in GIS databases.
- Database support for making the GIS systems.
- Activities in a typical GIS project.
- Doing geographical surveys.
- Processing and visualization of geographical data.
- GIS products ArcView and Grass.
- User specified maps creating.
- Technical equipment for GIS support. Maintenance of GIS software systems.
- Navigation in terrain using the GIS equipment.
- Application of GIS in industry, administration and natural sciences.
- Implementation of a simple GIS database.
- Operating the ArcView GIS program.
- Operating the Grass GIS program.
- Generating electronic maps from GIS databases.
Syllabus of computer exercises:
Syllabus - others, projects and individual work of students:
Individually assigned project for the whole duration of the course - project will bring students into a design of their own small GIS system, doing surveys and analysis.
Work placements
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Mid-term exam and laboratory practice (supported by the project) are without alternative. Final exam has two additional alternatives.The minimal number of points which can be obtained from the final exam is 25. Otherwise,
no points will be assigned to a student.
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme IT-MSC-2 Master's
branch MBI , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch MBS , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch MIN , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
branch MIS , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
branch MMI , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch MMM , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch MPV , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch MSK , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch MGM , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Introduction to GIS systems. Basics of geography.
- Structure and functions of GIS.
- Modelling of geographical objects.
- Representation of spatial objects in GIS databases.
- Database support for making the GIS systems.
- Activities in a typical GIS project.
- Doing geographical surveys.
- Processing and visualization of geographical data.
- GIS products ArcView and Grass.
- User specified maps creating.
- Technical equipment for GIS support. Maintenance of GIS software systems.
- Navigation in terrain using the GIS equipment.
- Application of GIS in industry, administration and natural sciences.
Exercise in computer lab
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Implementation of a simple GIS database.
- Operating the ArcView GIS program.
- Operating the Grass GIS program.
- Generating electronic maps from GIS databases.