Course Details

Geographical Information Systems

Academic Year 2023/24

HE15 course is part of 2 study plans

N-P-C-GK / GD Winter Semester 2nd year

N-P-C-GK / GD Winter Semester 2nd year

Geographical information system (GIS),its objective, function and structure. relation between GISand CAD. geographic object, information and database systems, modern methods of works with data (genetic algorithm. neural networks). Variou forms of data, their relations (homeomorfismus). Basic characteristics of geographical data, topology in GIS. Digital terrain model , organization of DTM data in GIS. Standatds,"openGIS", analysis of data. Principles of GIS design. ZABAGD, DMÚ 25, main GIS.

Course Guarantor

Institute

Objective

Understanding of information systems and databases with connection to spatial identification.

Knowledge

Basis knowledge needed for GIS design.
Ability to create a GIS project in Geomedia Intergraph and Arc/Info Systems.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, definition of GIS, development, relations, geographical object, homeomorphism.
2. Information systems: types, design methods
3. Overview of database systems. relational algebra, SQL, spatial indexes and queries, data mining (cluster analysis, artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms)
4. Basic of graph theory, selected tasks on graph structures
5. Topology (mathematics, pragmatic - DIGEST standard)
6. Data models in GIS (raster, vector, matrix data)
7. Digital model of Terrain (raster, vector, TIN)
8. Data capture, metadata, data quolity and accuracy - standards
9. Map algebra: model, operators, functions, tasks
10. Spatial analysis: history, objective, types (measured and classify functions, overlay, focal functions, join functions)
11. Current trends and developments of GIS

Prerequisites

computer skills, basic databases, statistics, applied mathematics

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

5 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and 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

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Introduction, definition of GIS, development, relations, geographical object, homeomorphism. 2. Information systems: types, design methods 3. Overview of database systems. relational algebra, SQL, spatial indexes and queries, data mining (cluster analysis, artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms) 4. Basic of graph theory, selected tasks on graph structures 5. Topology (mathematics, pragmatic - DIGEST standard) 6. Data models in GIS (raster, vector, matrix data) 7. Digital model of Terrain (raster, vector, TIN) 8. Data capture, metadata, data quolity and accuracy - standards 9. Map algebra: model, operators, functions, tasks 10. Spatial analysis: history, objective, types (measured and classify functions, overlay, focal functions, join functions) 11. Current trends and developments of GIS

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

I. working in Geomedia Intergraph, fundamental tasks. 1. creating of projekct 2. import raster data 3. import vector data 4. import of coordinates II. working in ArcGIS, fundamental tasks. 5. deal with project 6. deal with project 7. deal with project 8. watershead analysis 9. Image classification 10. distance analysis 11. distance analysis - finishing 12. working with database tables 13. final project