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.
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
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