Course detail

Geographic Information Systems

FAST-NSA014Acad. year: 2025/2026

The Geographic information systems offers many tools for solving the problem of watershed and nature protection. Geographic information systems provide tools and operations capable of simulating the methods and approaches used to solving environmental issues. The concept of teaching is focused on spatial analysis, digital elevation models, application, GIS outputs and major GIS products, especially suitable in water management and by solving soil erosion and flood conservation in the river basin.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Veronika Sobotková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Entry knowledge

The basic knowledge of the areas Hydrology, Watershed protection, The basic PC skills.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

The goal education in GIS system is to provide basic information for students about the principles of data of digital technologies.
Student gains basic knowledge about GIS which offers many tools for solving the problem of watershed and nature protection.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Dumbrovský, M.: Geografické informační systémy. 2010. Opory VUT v Brně. (CS)
Janeček, M. a kol. Ochrana zemědělské půdy před erozí: Metodika. Praha: ČZU, 2012, ISBN 978-80-87415-42-9 (CS)
JEDLIČKA, J., ŠTYCH, P. Hydrologické modelování v programu ArcGIS. Praha: CITT Praha, GMES, 2007. 62 s (CS)

Recommended reading

DUMBROVSKY, M., DRBAL, K., SOBOTKOVÁ, V., UHROVÁ, J., (2019). An approach to identifying and evaluating the potential formation of ephemeral gullies in the conditions of the Czech Republic. Soil and Water Research. 15. 10.17221/231/2018-SWR. (EN)
Manuály ATLAS DMT. https://www.atlasltd.cz/ 
Návody a tutoriály Arc GIS PRO. www.arcdata.cz, www.esri.com 
Návody QGIS. https://qgis.org/en/site/ 

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-SIV Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Veronika Sobotková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction to GIS, ArcGIS application performance, basic work with ArcGIS applications, WMS connection.
  • 2. Coordinate systems, georeferencing.
  • 3. Basic work with model data. Prepared data. Creation of map outputs (layout).
  • 4. Editing in ArcGIS, creation of new shapefile, working with tools in ArcToolbox, creating text and labeling.
  • 5. Transmission of new data on which students work alone, as they have learned in previous lessons. Basic setup of the project, creation of map outputs (layout).
  • 6. Making DMT in ArcGIS and basic topographical and hydrological modeling.
  • 7.–8. Preparing data in ArcGIS for the calculation in the program DesQ.
  • 9. Preparing the data for the calculation of soil loss.
  • 10. Preparation of input data in ArcGIS for the ATLAS program.
  • 11. Working in the ATLAS program, creation of DME, longitudinal and cross sections of rural roads.
  • 12. Working with the program ATLAS – continued, longitudinal and cross sections of rural roads.
  • 13. Test.