155GISE Geographic Information Systems

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Basic Information

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
  1. Bolstad, P. (2005) GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems. 2nd Edition, Eider Press, White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
  2. De Smith, M.J., Goodchild, M.F. and Longley, P.A. (2015) Geospatial Analysis A Comprehensive Guide to Principles, Techniques, and Software Tools.
  3. 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 PJ, JM, JK ---
28.09. --- no class --- --- ---
05.10. Map Projections in Detail PJ, JM, JK Assignment 01 (submission by 11/10)
12.10. Vector data (attribute and location queries) PJ, JM, JK Assignment 02 (submission by 25/10)
19.10. Join external data, Data sources, Spatial join PJ, JM, JK ---
26.10. Geocoding PJ, JM, JK ---
02.11. Raster data, Georeferencing, Editing and Creating Vector Data PJ, JM, JK Assignment 03 (submission by 15/11)
09.11. Geoprocessing tools PJ, JM, JK Assignment 04 (submission by 22/11)
16.11. --- no class --- --- ---
19.11. Elevation models (DEM, DSM, DTM) PJ, JM, JK ---
23.11. Terrain Analysis, Map Algebra PJ, JM, JK Assignment 05 (submission by 6/12)
30.11. Web map services, ArcGIS Online, web mapping applications (part 1) PJ, JM, JK Assignment 06 (submission by 13/12)
7.12. Web map services, ArcGIS Online, web mapping applications (part 2) PJ, JM, JK ---
14.12. Written exam PJ, JM, JK ---