Course: GIS for Geographers 2

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Course title GIS for Geographers 2
Course code KGG/DGIS2
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šimáček Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Course deals with the following issues: analytical tools of GIS and their application in regional research; use of remote sensing at the regional level; financial costs GIS solution at the regional level; internet/intranet applications in public administration and self-government; municipal information systems; technologies of map servers and their application at the self-government level; electronic questionnaire campaigns; financial costs of GIS technology introduction at the regional level.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Demonstration
Learning outcomes
Acquire knowledge of advanced tools of GIS software ArcGIS 10.x.
Apply practically GIS methods in regional geography.
Prerequisites
Ability to work independently on the computer. Standard user of ArcGIS software.
KGG/DGIS1

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of Activities ( Technical works)

Active participation in tutorials.
Recommended literature
  • GIS ve státní správě : sborníky referátů ze semináře (několik ročníků). Litomyšl : Invence.
  • (2000). Územní plány a GIS : Praha, 15.-16.11.2000 : sborník konference : Praha, 15. a 16. listopadu 2000. Praha: Agora.
  • Moravec, D., Votýpka, J. (2003). Regionalised modelling. Praha: Karolinum Press.
  • Rapant, P., Horák, J., Peňáz, T. (1999). Geografické informační systémy : řízení místních orgánů. Praha: Nakladatelství RAABE.
  • Rapant, P. (1996). Úvod do družicových polohových systémů. Ostrava: VŠB.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography (2020) Category: Geography courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter