Course: Planning and Designing of Geoinformation

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Course title Planning and Designing of Geoinformation
Course code KGI/PGPPG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Voženílek Vít, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Horák Jiří, doc. Ing. Dr.
Course content
Information System. Differences in GIS and IS planning. Company information strategy. Project management and project planning. GIT Strategic Planning. Designing GIT. ROI method (preparation of ROI project, identification of business opportunities. Prioritization of business opportunities. Construction of GIS program. Defining project control. Specifying and quantifying costs. Valuation of benefits. Creation of benefit plan. Calculation of financial indicators. Report.). Selection and implementation of GIS by Korte, Tomlinson, Clark. Recommendations for GIS construction. SW Selection for GIS. GIS operation. The role of external consultant. Financial justification for GIS building project. Benefits of GIS and GIT, their estimates and quantification. Costs of GIS and GIT, their estimates and quantification. Evaluation of project progress in its implementation. Geoinformation infrastructures. Standardization and technical standardization. European directives and regulations affecting the GIT (INSPIRE and others). Relevant legislation and government resolution.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The content of the subject deals with the reasons and trends in the evolution of the implementation of the geoinformation technologies (GIT).
Evaluation Evaluate the particular methods and principles, explain the aspects and results concerning the given issue, integrate the knowledge, predict the solutions, evaluate the results and outcomes.
Prerequisites
Basics of GIS and GIT.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Student has to prove the knowledge of the subject topics. Professional text and oral discussion
Recommended literature
  • (2005). Geographic information metadata for spatial data infrastructures. Springer.
  • DiBiase D., DeMers M., Johnson A., Kemp K., Luck A.T., Plewe B., Wentz E. (Eds.). (2006). Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge. UCGIS, Association of American Geographers.
  • Harmon, J., Anderson S.:. (2003). The design and implementation of GIS. John Wiley and Sons.
  • Horák J.:. (2016). Plánování aplikací geoinformačních technologií. VŠB-TU Ostrava.
  • Longley, P., Goodchild M.F., Maguire D., Rhind D. (2015). Geographical Information Sciense and Systems. Wiley.
  • Maguire D., Kouyoumjian V., Smith R.:. (2008). The Business Benefits of GIS. An ROI Approach. ESRI Press.
  • Masser I.:. (2007). Building European Spatial Data Infrastructures. ESRI Press.
  • Skidmore, A. ed. (2002). Environmental modellings with GIS and remote sensing. London-New York, Taylor and Francis, 268 s.
  • Tomlinson. (2003). Thinking about GIS. GIS planning for managers.


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