| Course title | New Issues of Geosciences |
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| Course code | KGI/GINEW |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| 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 |
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The course is taught in English and is designed for foreign students, but also for all other students interested in the issue. The course includes lectures of an important foreign guests and of Czech experts. The following topics are presented: 1. Cellular Automata 2. Multi-agent Systems 3. Location Based Services 4. Very High Resolution Satellite Images , Multispectral, Hyperspectral 5. Time GIS 6. Geoweb 2.0, Mushups, Online GIS, Web based GIS 7. Computer and Digital Cartography 8. Modeling in GIS 9. Web Map Services 10. Geo-Databases, Metadata, Standardization 11. 3D 12. Open Source, Open GIS, Free GIS 13. GIS Customization 14. Laser-scanning 15. Programming in/for GIS 16. GIS & Business If the course is realized through e-learning courses, the student chooses from this offer: Module 01: OpenGIS and Spatial Data Infrastructures Module 02: Real Time Geospatial Applications Module 03: Geoapplication Development Module 04: GeoVisualization Module 05 : Advanced Remote Sensing Methods Module 06 : Forest Biomass and Carbon Stock Quantification Module 07: Incident and Crisis Management for Sustainability Module 08: GeoDesign Module 09: 3D City Modelling Module 10 : Digital Terrain Analysis Module 11: GIS for Intelligent Transportation Module 12: Smart City Module 13: Geospatial Support for Arid Ecosystem Management Module 14: Climatic Change and Adaptation Module 15 : GIS for Health Module16 : Geoinformatics for Coastal and Marine Resources Management Module 17: Commercial Plantation Potential Modelling Module 18: Disaster Risk Management Module 19 : Community and Participatory GIS Module 20 : Geospatial Analysis of Food Security and Sustainability
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The course includes the newest topics related to geospatial technologies. The course is designed especially for international students within the ERASMUS + program. The course can also be completed through e-learning courses, which offer a total of 20 special modules created in the GeoServices - 4 - Sustainability (GeoS4S) project - https://geos4s.moodlecloud.com/.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
Student has to prove the knowledge of the subject topics. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| 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: - |