Course Details

Use of Geographic information systems in Water management

Academic Year 2023/24

DS77 course is part of 2 study plans

​ D-P-C-SI (N) / VHS Winter Semester 2nd year

​ D-K-C-SI (N) / VHS Winter Semester 2nd year

The GIS offers many tools for solving the problem of watershed and nature protection.

Course Guarantor

prof. Ing. Miroslav Dumbrovský, CSc.

Institute

Institute of Landscape Water Management

Objective

The goal of education in GIS system is to provide basic information for students about the principles of digital data and technologies.

Knowledge

The student will obtain information about using of Geografic information systems in Water management, focused on complex digital solution of complex project of watershed protection and drainage.

Syllabus

1. Landscape GIS, Digital maps operation
2.Digital data,GIS application in watermanagement system,GIS products for Watermanagement and Environmental protection
3.GIS spatial analyssis
4. Digital elevation modela,Atlas DEM, Erosion and hydrolic application
5.GIS analyssis for hydrolic modelling
6.GIS fom Watermanagement-general owerview,GIS application for river basin management organizations
7-13.GIS for water resources protection,water-supply system and canalization sewer system,GIS for cadaster register of real estate land consolidation and town and country planning.

Prerequisites

Hydraulic, hydrology, land consolidation

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

8 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

examination

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/271787

Lecture

13 weeks, 3 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Landscape GIS, Digital maps operation 2.Digital data,GIS application in watermanagement system,GIS products for Watermanagement and Environmental protection 3.GIS spatial analyssis 4. Digital elevation modela,Atlas DEM, Erosion and hydrolic application 5.GIS analyssis for hydrolic modelling 6.GIS fom Watermanagement-general owerview,GIS application for river basin management organizations 7-13.GIS for water resources protection,water-supply system and canalization sewer system,GIS for cadaster register of real estate land consolidation and town and country planning.