155GISE Geographic Information Systems

Basic Information

• 2 hours lectures per week
• 2 hours exercises per week
• 6 credits
• finished with an exam
• winter semester

Anotation

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.

Lectures

Lecturers: prof. Ing. Jiří Cajthaml, Ph.D., Ing. Tomáš Janata, Ph.D.

2023 Course

Thursday 10am, C208

date	topic	lecturer	material
28.9.	--- no class (Czech national holiday) ---
5.10.	Basics of GIS	TJ
12.10.	self-study
19.10.	Coordinate systems in GIS, cartographic projections, transformations,	JC	Bolstad p. 69-121
26.10.	self-study
2.11.	Vector data, vector models, topology, data creation, attributes, queries	TJ	Bolstad p. 32-42, 326-341; Burroughs p. 58-74
9.11.	self-study
16.11.	Spatial functions and analysis of vectors	TJ	Bolstad p. 342-361
23.11.	self-study
30.11.	Raster data, creation of data, compression, georeferencing	JC	Bolstad p. 51-59; Burroughs p. 51-57
7.12.	Map Algebra, Cost raster, 3D terrain, TIN	JC	Bolstad p. 371-412; Smith p. 143-157
14.12.	self-study
21.12.	Interpolations, geostatistics, terrain and hydrologic analyses	TJ	Bolstad p. 442-460; Smith p. 287-328

2023 Exercises

Thursday 14:00, B973

Study Materials

Date	Topic	Instructors
28.9.	--- no class (Czech national holiday) ---
5.10.	Course introduction, ArcGIS Pro basics	Marek Hoffmann, Josef Münzberger, Vojtěch Cehák
12.10.	Coordinate systems, geodatabase, shapefile, reference scale	Marek Hoffmann, Josef Münzberger, Vojtěch Cehák
19.10.	Vector data (Feature Classes), selections, attribute query, location query	Marek Hoffmann, Josef Münzberger, Vojtěch Cehák
26.10.	Attribute table, join, spatial join, calculate field, calculate geometry	Marek Hoffmann, Josef Münzberger, Vojtěch Cehák
2.11.	Creating vector data, editing tools (constraints, snapping, absolute location, fixed angle/distance, move, rotate, scale, split, merge, copy geometry between layers)	Marek Hoffmann, Josef Münzberger, Vojtěch Cehák
9.11.	Geoprocessing tools (Buffer, Clip, Union, Intersect, Project), specific use case (finding the best location for a new city bus stop)	Marek Hoffmann, Josef Münzberger, Vojtěch Cehák
16.11.	Data resource overview, web data services, geoportals	Marek Hoffmann, Josef Münzberger, Vojtěch Cehák
23.11.	Raster data, raster parameters (extent, px size, px depth, bands, pyramids, spatial reference), basic symbology, terrain representation in GIS	Marek Hoffmann, Josef Münzberger, Vojtěch Cehák
30.11.	Geoprocessing tools for raster data (Slope, Aspect, Reclassify, Raster Calculator)	Marek Hoffmann, Josef Münzberger, Vojtěch Cehák
7.12.	Raster/vector conversion, subsequent conversion GP tools	Marek Hoffmann, Josef Münzberger, Vojtěch Cehák
14.12.	ArcGIS Online, sharing data from ArcGIS Pro	Marek Hoffmann, Josef Münzberger, Vojtěch Cehák
21.12.	Assessment Project Presentation	Marek Hoffmann, Josef Münzberger, Vojtěch Cehák

Assignment 1