Geoinformation and Geomatics in Applied Geology 1300-OGGS4L
About 70 % of information is referenced to specified places on Earth. In Earth science and in consequence also in geology it is almost 100 %. Information referenced to specified place is called geoinformation. In these cases, processing and analyzing of geoinformation require to take into account its geometric and topological aspects arising from the allocation. Short, because lasting only fifteen hours, a series of lectures have the task to present the main problems of geomatics - the discipline taking up the geoinformation. Geomatics is defined as the science and technology of gathering, analyzing, interpretation, distribution and practical usage of geoinformation. According to Oxford English Dictionary, geomatics is the mathematics of Earth; the science of the collecting, analysis and interpretation of data, especially instrumental data, relating to surface of Earth. Main topics of the lecture are:
- basic concepts of geoinformation and geospatial data,
- classification of features and coverages,
- types of encoding form for geospatial data,
- methods of gathering of geoinformation, especially in Earth science,
- geodata (geospatial data) - elements of geoinformation, conceptual models of data,
- georeference systems, based on coordinate systems or on geographic identifiers,
- geoinformation products applied in geology and available in Poland,
- transformation and processing of geological geoinformation,
- advanced methods of analyzing of geological geoinformation,
- visualization of geoinformation versus cartography,
- systems and infrastructures for geoinformation,
- legislative state in scope of geoinformation.
Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
After completing the course (lectures) a student will have the basic knowledge related to:
- concepts of geoinformation and geospatial data
- classification of features and coverages
- types of encoding form for geospatial data
- methods of gathering of geoinformation, especially in Earth science
- geodata (geospatial data) - elements of geoinformation, conceptual models of data
- georeference systems, based on coordinate systems or on geographic identifiers,
- geoinformation products applied in geology and available in Poland,
- transformation and processing of geological geoinformation,
- advanced methods of analyzing of geological geoinformation,
- visualization of geoinformation versus cartography,
- systems and infrastructures for geoinformation,
- legislative state in scope of geoinformation.
Assessment criteria
Final written colloquium of the material presented in lecture.
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