Course: Algorithms of Spatial Analyses

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Course title Algorithms of Spatial Analyses
Course code KGM/APA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jedlička Karel, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction, terminology. Symbolic coding of spatial analyses. Programming languages for spatial analyses. Algorithms of digital terrain model creation. Interpolation of rasters. Raster analysis. Graphs and spatial models. Spatial modelling.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' portfolio, Individual study, Lecture, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 5 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 29 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
explain fundaments of GIS
explain fundaments of databases
explain concepts of vector and raster data
explain, how character and accuracy of geographic data depends on its source
Skills
acquire geographical data from available sources
store geographic data to a data base
use at least one GIS package at an entry level
be able to turn description of a geographical problem into a workflow solving the problem
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
definovat základní pojmy z teorie systémů
vysvětlit principy fungování základních analytických funkcí geografických informačních systémů
vysvětlit rozdíl mezi přístupem k vybranému GIS přes GUIa přes API
spolupracovat na řešení geograficky vztaženého problému s odborníkem z jiné aplikační oblasti (např. doprava, ekologie, hydrologie, atp.)
Skills
Vytvořit model pro analytické řešení prostorové vztaženého problému
ovládat principy automatizace prostorových analýz
přistupovat k vybranému geografickému informačnímu systému přes jeho API
vysvětlit principy GIS odborníkovi z jiné aplikační oblasti (např. doprava, ekologie, hydrologie, atp.)
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Task-based study method
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills
Practicum
Skills demonstration
Task-based study method
Cooperative instruction
Competences
Skills demonstration
Practicum
Project-based instruction
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Written exam
Practical exam
Skills
Seminar work
Group presentation at a seminar
Practical exam
Competences
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Written exam
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Burrough, Peter A.; McDonnell, Rachael A. Principles of geographical information systems. 1st ed. repr. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-19-823365-5.
  • Fortheringham, A. Stewart; Wegener, Michael. Spatial models and GIS : new potential and new models ; Ed. by A. Stewart Fortheringham, Michael Wegener. London : Taylor & Francis, 2001. ISBN 0-748-40846-0.
  • Longley, Paul A. Geographic information systems and science. Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2001. ISBN 0-471-89275-0.
  • Maidment, David R. Arc Hydro : GIS for water resources ; David R. Maidment, editor. Redlands : ESRI Press, 2002. ISBN 1-58948-034-1.
  • Montgomery, D. R. Hydrological applications of GIS : Edited by A. M. Gurnell, D. R. Montgomery. Chichester : John Wiley and Sons, 2001. ISBN 0-471-89876-7.
  • Neteler, Markus; Mitasova, Helena. Open source GIS : a GRASS GIS approach. 2nd ed. Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. ISBN 1-4020-8064-6.


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