Course detail
Computer Skills – Introduction to GIS
FA-GIS-NAcad. year: 2025/2026
This course will help students to develop their studio designs using GIS tools. The classes provide practical work with ArcGIS Pro software and open-source spatial data. The course includes practical home assignments in which students will experience the whole process of creating a GIS project – from the creation of input data to 2D output in the form of a map.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
2
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Not applicable.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Evaluation is based on the practical assignments which are submitted in electronic version. The assignments, their form, and the deadlines are specified by the teacher at the beginning of the semester.
Students must participate in the practical classes. Only one class can be excused. More absences must be discussed individually with the teacher. Students are obliged to submit 3 control outputs during the semester and at the end of the semester will have a final presentation of their projects.
Students must participate in the practical classes. Only one class can be excused. More absences must be discussed individually with the teacher. Students are obliged to submit 3 control outputs during the semester and at the end of the semester will have a final presentation of their projects.
Aims
The aim of the course is to learn how to use GIS tools in the process of creating architectural projects, and to learn about the open-source data. The course will introduce students to open-source data; students will learn how to create their own data and consequently how to visualize and analyse the data. The important part of the classes is the creation of outputs in the form of 2D map or interactive story map which could be used for the presentation of architectural designs.
- Students will be able to develop a simple GIS project.
- Students will learn how to use open-source spatial data and how to complement with own data.
- Students will learn to work with spatial analyses.
- Students will be able to visualize the spatial data following the cartographic principles.
- Students will be able to build a 2D map and basic work with interactive maps in the ArcGIS Online environment.
Study aids
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
LONGLEY, Paul, Michael F. GOODCHILD, D. J. MAGUIRE a David RHIND. Geografické informace: systémy a věda. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, [2016]. ISBN 978-80-244-5008-7 (CS)
Recommended reading
BŘEHOVSKÝ, Martin a Karel JEDLIČKA. 2005. Úvod do geografických informačních systémů: přednáškové texty. Redigoval Jiří Šíma. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita v Plzni. 116 s. (CS)
KONEČNÝ, Milan, Zdeněk STACHOŇ, Kateřina TAJOVSKÁ a Zbyšek PODHRÁZSKÝ. 2006. Kartografie a geoinformatika - multimediální učebnice (online). [cit. 6.7.2018]. Dostupné z: http://oldgeogr.muni.cz/ucebnice/kartografie/index.php (CS)
Voženílek, V., Kaňok, J., a kol.(2011): Metody tematické kartografie - Vizualizace prostorových jevů . Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 216s. ISBN 9788024427904 (CS)
KONEČNÝ, Milan, Zdeněk STACHOŇ, Kateřina TAJOVSKÁ a Zbyšek PODHRÁZSKÝ. 2006. Kartografie a geoinformatika - multimediální učebnice (online). [cit. 6.7.2018]. Dostupné z: http://oldgeogr.muni.cz/ucebnice/kartografie/index.php (CS)
Voženílek, V., Kaňok, J., a kol.(2011): Metody tematické kartografie - Vizualizace prostorových jevů . Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 216s. ISBN 9788024427904 (CS)
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme B_A+U Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory