Course: Geoinformatics

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Course title Geoinformatics
Course code KGI/GI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 8
Language of instruction English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Barvíř Radek, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course is taught in English and is specially designed for foreign students. The main part is devoted to the representation of the reality in the digital environment, description of the GIT, building GIS and its application in different scientific disciplines. Students will have knowledge about the basic rules of GI work during the course, about the basic sources of geoinformatics, GIT and GIS, basic English terminology and rules of presentation.Subject is a foundation of the whole geoinformatics. Lestures include the next topics: basic od geoinformatics, GIT, data, digital geoinformatics data in the Czech Republic , conception of GIS, technical equipment in the GIS, software equipment in the GIS, organization structure of the GIS, data models, GIS operation, DEM.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The course contains basic chapters of Geoinformatics and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Knowledge Define the main ideas and conceptions of the subject, describe the main approaches of the studied topics, recall the theoretical knowledge for solution of model problems.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Seminar Work

Student has to prove the knowledge of the subject topics.
Recommended literature
  • A. M. Palmer. Analyzing our world using GIS.
  • T. Wade, S. Sommer. A to Z GIS : an illustrated dictionary of geographic information systems.


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): Geoinformatics and Cartography (2020) Category: Geography courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geoinformatics and Cartography (2020) Category: Geography courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geoinformatics and Cartography (2020) Category: Geography courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -