Geographic Information Systems

• 26 hrs lectures
• 26 hrs exercises

The goals of the course are:
to teach the principles and operation of geographic information systems;
to show how spatial hydrologic modeling can be done by developing a digital representation of the environment in the GIS, then adding functions simulating hydrologic processes;
to develop individual experience in the use of GIS in water management through execution of a term project.
Student complete goal of this course which include developing individual experience in the use of GIS in water management through execution of a term project.

geodesy, informatics, information technology, urban planning, river engineering and weirs

1. Introduction to GIS. 2. Possibilities of GIS in urban engineering – case studies. 3. Hardware and software for GIS. 4. Data formats. 5. Input data for GIS in urban engineering. 6. Data management, data models. 7.–9. Data analysis. 10.–11. Presentation of the results of analyzes, map creation. 12. Web GIS applications. 13. Mobile GIS.

1. Introduction to GIS, the possibility of using GIS in urban engineering, available software and technology. 2. Semester project requirements. 3.–4. Basic principles of GIS. 5.–7. Data Management – data formats, data sources, data preprocessing for analysis. 8.–11. Data analysis – basic analysis tools. 12. Presentation of results of analyzes – map creation. 13. Presenting the results of semester projects.

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