155GISE Geographic Information Systems
Basic Information
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- Code: 155GISE
- Lectures: Mgr. Petra Justová, Ph.D., Ing. Josef Münzberger, Ing. Jan Koudelka
- Practical classes: Mgr. Petra Justová, Ph.D., Ing. Josef Münzberger, Ing. Jan Koudelka
- lectures per week: 2 hours
- exercises per week: 2 hours
- Credits: 6
- finished with: submission of all practical assignments + written exam (min. 50 % pts)
- winter semester
Anotation
The course provides a basic introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their use in working with spatial data. The course has a strong practical focus and covers the creation, management, analysis and visualisation of vector and raster data, the use of basic geoprocessing tools, and the publication of GIS outputs using ArcGIS Online. Students work primarily with ArcGIS Pro. Theoretical lessons are closely linked to practical exercises.
- Literature
- Bolstad, P. (2005) GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems. 2nd Edition, Eider Press, White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
- De Smith, M.J., Goodchild, M.F. and Longley, P.A. (2015) Geospatial Analysis A Comprehensive Guide to Principles, Techniques, and Software Tools.
- P. A. Burrough, Rachael McDonnell (1998) Principles of Geographical Information Systems. Oxford University Press.
2026 Lectures + Practical classes
Monday 14.05-15.45 + Monday 15.50-17.30 (B-s112)
Lecturers: Mgr. Petra Justová, Ph.D., Ing. Josef Münzberger, Ing. Jan Koudelka
Conditions: submission of all practical assignments + written exam (min. 50 % pts)
Submission form: data layer or map (and technical report) in PDF format (send via mail to petra.justova@fsv.cvut.cz)
Study Materials Covered topics in detail
| date | topic | lecturer | assignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.09. | Course introduction, ArcGIS Pro basics, spatial data, attribute table | JM | --- |
| 28.09. | --- no class --- | --- | --- |
| 05.10. | Map Projections in Detail | JK | Assignment 01 (submission by 11/10) |
| 12.10. | Vector data (attribute and location queries) | PJ | Assignment 02 (submission by 25/10) |
| 19.10. | Join external data, Data sources, Spatial join | PJ | --- |
| 26.10. | Geocoding | JM | --- |
| 02.11. | Raster data, Georeferencing, Editing and Creating Vector Data | PJ | Assignment 03 (submission by 15/11) |
| 09.11. | Geoprocessing tools | PJ | Assignment 04 (submission by 22/11) |
| 16.11. | --- no class --- | --- | --- |
| 19.11. | Elevation models (DEM, DSM, DTM), Terrain analysis, Map Algebra | PJ | Assignment 05 (submission by 6/12) |
| 23.11. | ArcGIS Online introduction, VTSE, Web App Builders | JM | |
| 30.11. | Web map services, ArcGIS Online, web mapping applications (part 1) | JM | Assignment 06 (submission by 13/12) |
| 7.12. | Web map services, ArcGIS Online, web mapping applications (part 2) | JM | --- |
| 14.12. | Written exam | PJ, JM, JK | --- |