Course detail

Geographic Information Systems

FAST-NSA014Acad. year: 2021/2022

The Geographic information systems offers many tools for solving the problem of watershed and nature protection. Geographic information systems provide tools and operations capable of simulating the methods and approaches used to solving environmental issues. The concept of teaching is focused on spatial analysis, digital elevation models, application, GIS outputs and major GIS products, especially suitable in water management and by solving soil erosion and flood conservation in the river basin.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Veronika Sobotková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student gains basic knowledge about GIS which offers many tools for solving the problem of watershed and nature protection.

Prerequisites

The basic knowledge of the areas Hydrology, Watershed protection, The basic PC skills.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The goal education in GIS system is to provide basic information for students about the principles of data of digital technologies.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-SIV Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Veronika Sobotková, Ph.D.
Ing. Věra Horáková
Ing. Lukáš Buršík

Syllabus

1. Introduction to GIS, ArcGIS application performance, basic work with ArcGIS applications, WMS connection. 2. Coordinate systems, georeferencing. 3. Basic work with model data. Prepared data. Creation of map outputs (layout). 4. Editing in ArcGIS, creation of new shapefile, working with tools in ArcToolbox, creating text and labeling. 5. Transmission of new data on which students work alone, as they have learned in previous lessons. Basic setup of the project, creation of map outputs (layout). 6. Making DMT in ArcGIS and basic topographical and hydrological modeling. 7.–8. Preparing data in ArcGIS for the calculation in the program DesQ. 9. Preparing the data for the calculation of soil loss. 10. Preparation of input data in ArcGIS for the ATLAS program. 11. Working in the ATLAS program, creation of DME, longitudinal and cross sections of rural roads. 12. Working with the program ATLAS – continued, longitudinal and cross sections of rural roads. 13. Test.