Course detail

Geographic Information Systems

FAST-NSA014Acad. year: 2022/2023

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.

Student gains basic knowledge about GIS which offers many tools for solving the problem of watershed and nature protection, obtain information about the properties, types and use of digital data in GIS applications. They will acquire knowledge related to spatial analysis, digital relief models, applications, outputs from GIS and important GIS products, especially suitable and used in GIS issues in water management, when dealing with land consolidation and also when dealing with soil erosion control and flood measures.

Prerequisites

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

Co-requisites

Watershed protection, The basic PC skills.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of VUT Rules for Studies and Examinations. 

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Evaluation takes place in the form of credit.

Course curriculum

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. Working with raster layer. 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 runoff conditions (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, hydrological tools. 12. Working with the program ATLAS – continued, erosion process. 13. Test.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of teaching geographic information systems in the environment is to provide students with basic information about the principles of data processing in digital technologies, about the properties, types and use of digital data in GIS applications.
The teaching concept is dedicated to the concept, history and basics of GIS, focusing on spatial analysis, digital models of reliefs, applications, outputs from GIS and important GIS products, especially suitable and used in GIS issues in water management, in land consolidation and also during solving the soil erosion control and flood measures.

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

Dumbrovský, M.: Geografické informační systémy. 2010. Opory VUT v Brně. (CS)
Janeček, M. a kol. Ochrana zemědělské půdy před erozí: Metodika. Praha: ČZU, 2012, ISBN 978-80-87415-42-9 (CS)
JEDLIČKA, J., ŠTYCH, P. Hydrologické modelování v programu ArcGIS. Praha: CITT Praha, GMES, 2007. 62 s (CS)

Recommended reading

DUMBROVSKY, M., DRBAL, K., SOBOTKOVÁ, V., UHROVÁ, J., (2019). An approach to identifying and evaluating the potential formation of ephemeral gullies in the conditions of the Czech Republic. Soil and Water Research. 15. 10.17221/231/2018-SWR. (EN)
Manuály ATLAS DMT. https://www.atlasltd.cz/ 
Návody a tutoriály Arc GIS PRO. www.arcdata.cz, www.esri.com 
Návody QGIS. https://qgis.org/en/site/ 

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. Lukáš Buršík

Syllabus

1. Introduction to GIS, ArcGIS application performance, basic work with ArcGIS (QGIS) applications, WMS connection. 2. Coordinate systems, georeferencing. 3. Basic work with model data. Prepared data. Creation of map outputs (layout). 4. Editing in ArcGIS (QGIS), creation of new shapefile, working with tools in ArcToolbox, creating text and labeling. 5. Working with raster layer. Basic setup of the project, creation of map outputs (layout). 6. Making DMT in ArcGIS (QGIS) and basic topographical and hydrological modeling. 7.–8. Preparing data in ArcGIS (QGIS) for the calculation runoff conditions (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, hydrological tools. 12. Working with the program ATLAS – continued, erosion process. 13. Test.