Z0262 Geoinformatics

Faculty of Science
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Kubíček, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Tomáš Řezník, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Lukáš Herman, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Mikoláš (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniel Kašík (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Petr Kubíček, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Petr Kubíček, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 16. 2. to Fri 22. 5. Thu 9:00–9:50 A,01026
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0262/01: Mon 16. 2. to Fri 22. 5. Tue 19:00–19:50 Z1,01001b, D. Kašík, J. Mikoláš
Z0262/02: Mon 16. 2. to Fri 22. 5. Tue 9:00–9:50 Z1,01001b, D. Kašík, J. Mikoláš
Z0262/03: Mon 16. 2. to Fri 22. 5. Thu 18:00–18:50 Z1,01001b, D. Kašík, J. Mikoláš
Z0262/04: Mon 16. 2. to Fri 22. 5. Thu 15:00–15:50 Z1,01001b, D. Kašík, J. Mikoláš
Z0262/05: Mon 16. 2. to Fri 22. 5. Tue 18:00–18:50 Z1,01001b, D. Kašík, J. Mikoláš
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SEMESTR(2) || KREDITY_MIN(60)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 89/100, only registered: 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Abstract
Students are informed about the history of development, basic principles and practical use of geographical information systems (GIS). Subject is focused on the analysis of the whole geospatial data cycle starting with the data acquisition, through analysis, presentation, towards the data maintenance. In this class students will also learn the basics of the software tool, (ArcGIS)and process a set of practical exercises with different types of spatial data.
Learning outcomes
Graduates of this lecture will be able to: - list basic principles of geoinformation technologies use, historical context, and classification; understand geodata acquisition principles and interpret basic geodata models; apply the skills on selected examples and perform a GIS analysis in digital environment; present practical results and evaluate them.
Key topics
1. GIS and GIScience 2. GIS history 3. Geodata processing and models 4. Geodata geometry - shape/location/topology 5. Geodata collection 6. Geodata transformation - shape/data model/format 7. Geodatabase 8. GIS querry and exploratory analysis 9. GIS modelling 10. Presentation of geodata - basic cartographic rules 11. GIS software - commercial and OpenSource
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • DEMERS, Michael N. Fundamentals geographic information systems. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2000, xiii, 498. ISBN 0471314234. info
    not specified
  • BREWER, Canthia A. Designing better maps : a guide for GIS users. Second edition. Redlands, California: ESRI Press, 2016, xvii, 231. ISBN 9781589484405. info
  • HOFIERKA, Jaroslav; Ján KAŇUK and Michal GALLAY. Geoinformatika. 1. vyd. Košice: Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach, 2014, 190 s. ISBN 9788081521782. info
  • KONEČNÝ, Milan; Zdeněk STACHOŇ; Kateřina TAJOVSKÁ and Zbyšek PODHRÁZSKÝ. Kartografie a geoinformatika - multimediální učebnice (Multimedia Textbook of Cartography and Geoinformatics). Brno, 2006. URL info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Theoretical lectures, practical applications
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Test on PC by separate questions where answers are pre-defined and therefore user chooses the right one. All papers during the semester have to be for at least 30 points (every paper is evaluated between 1 a 10 points) from possible 50 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nutno zapsat v 1. ročníku studia.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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