Course detail

Use of Geographic information systems in Water management

FAST-DS77Acad. year: 2024/2025

The GIS offers many tools for solving the problem of watershed and nature protection.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

8

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Miroslav Dumbrovský, CSc.

Department

Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Entry knowledge

Hydraulic, hydrology, land consolidation

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

The goal of education in GIS system is to provide basic information for students about the principles of digital data and technologies.
The student will obtain information about using of Geografic information systems in Water management, focused on complex digital solution of complex project of watershed protection and drainage.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Burrough, P.A. & McDonnell, R.A: Principles of Geographical Information Systems. Spatial Information Systems and Geostatistics. OXFORD publishing 1998
JEDLIČKA, J., ŠTYCH, P. Hydrologické modelování v programu ArcGIS. Praha: CITT Praha, GMES, 2007. 62 s (CS)
kolektiv: Using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst. ESRI Press 2002
kolektiv: Using ArcMAP. ESRI Press 2004
MORGAN, R.P.C. a NEARING, M.A: Handbook of Erosion Modelling. Wiley-Blackwell. 2011
MAIDMENT, D. R. Consortium for GIS in Water Resources to Design New Object Models [online]. 2008. Dostupný na World Wide Web: <http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/winter9900articles/32-consortium.html>. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme D-K-C-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch VHS , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme D-K-E-CE (N) Doctoral

    branch VHS , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Miroslav Dumbrovský, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Landscape GIS, Digital maps operation 2.Digital data,GIS application in watermanagement system,GIS products for Watermanagement and Environmental protection 3.GIS spatial analyssis 4. Digital elevation modela,Atlas DEM, Erosion and hydrolic application 5.GIS analyssis for hydrolic modelling 6.GIS fom Watermanagement-general owerview,GIS application for river basin management organizations 7-13.GIS for water resources protection,water-supply system and canalization sewer system,GIS for cadaster register of real estate land consolidation and town and country planning.