Spatial Information Systems 1900-6ASIP
Computer Lab. The main aim of exercises is to acquire basic skills of gathering, processing, visualisation and transfer of geographic spatial information. Excercises include issues: examples of vector data operations and transformations, database building and its querying, thematic map creation, structure of data in raster model, examples of raster data processing, delimiting of areas that fulfill predefined conditions, WebGIS elements, WMS and WFS servers use, creating grid data model with interpolation, 3D visualisation, analysis of selected elements of SDI, elements of webGIS.
Selected GIS sofware is used (commercial and opensource)
Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Computer Lab.. Student should gain:
Practical skills of aplications of selected methods of spatial data gathering, analysis and visualisation.
Practical skills of use of selected GIS software.
Assessment criteria
Computer Lab.: Written tests and self work with GIS software, written reports (homework), attendance.
Bibliography
Hanbooks (selected themes):
Gotlib D. Iwaniak A., Olszewski R., GIS. Obszary zastosowań. Wydawnictwo
Jezioro P., Kozak J., Wprowadzenie do Systemów Informacji Geograficznej. IGiGP UJ, Kraków 2004.
Longley P. A. et al, GIS – teoria i praktyka. Wydawnictwo Nauk. PWN, Warszawa, 2006
Magnuszewski A., GIS w geografii fizycznej, Wyd. Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 1999.
Urbański J., GIS w badaniach przyrodniczych. Wyd. Uniw. Gdańskiego, 2008.
Urbański J., Zrozumieć GIS. Analiza informacji przestrzennej, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN., Warszawa 1997.
Werner P., Wprowadzenie do systemów geoinformacyjnych, Warszawa 2004.
Widacki W., Wprowadzenie do Systemów Informacji Geograficznej, IG Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków, 1997;
Selected proffesional papers.
Additional information
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