Description:

GISE is a set of lectures describing the basic terms, principles, models and tools for using geographic information systems for various applications and purposes. Systems using vector and raster data are explained.

Contents:

1. GIS definition, brief history, basic applications
2. Vector data, raster data
3. Geometric information, classes, attributes, data types
4. Dimensions ? spatial, topologic, temporal, attribute, graphic,
5. Vector modelling and raster modelling
6. Analytic functions in vector and raster GIS
7. Digital Terrain Model
8. Geomorphometry
9. Geospatial Analysis and modelling ? global statistics, map algebra
10. Geospatial Analysis and modelling - spatial interpolation and approximation
11. Geospatial Analysis and modelling ? raster map buffers, cost surface, least cost path cumulative cost surface
12. Interpolation
13. Interpolations - geostatistics

Seminar contents:

1. Introduction to ArcGIS,
2. Data formats, geodatabases
3. Vector data, attribute queries
4. Vector data, spatial queries
5. Vector data, spatial functions
6. Raster data, mosaic dataset, coordinate connection
7. Working with external data (XLS, CSV), coordinate connection of vector data
8. Creating own geodatabase, vectorization
9. Web map services (WMS, WFS, WCS), GIS connections
10. ArcGIS Online
11. Public administration data (WMS, INSPIRE, VFK), open data (OSM, VFR)
12. Credit test
13. Credit test

Recommended literature:

!Konecny, G. (2014): Geoinformation, Taylor & Francis, 436 str. ISBN 978-1-4200-6856-6
!Campbell, J., Shin, M.: Geographic Information System Basics. eBook.2018. Saylor.org ISBN-13: 978-1453321973.

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar