1. Geographical Information Systems
Doc. Ing. Pavel Hrubeš, Ph.D.

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Contact
Konviktská street, 5. floor, room 514 A
Phone:
Tuition: not scheduled, according to our compromise
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Subject Assessment
Presence (no less than 75 %)
Present an overview about selected scientist paper (15 minutes presentation)
Success in written test
Practical overview of GIS application
Final assessment is combination of both parts Doc. Hrubeš’s and Dr. Derbek’s
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What Will You Learn?
This course provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Introduction to GIS
Vector Data Model
Real world modeling
Raster Data Model
GIS Functionality & Components
Data Display and Cartography
Spatial Data Processing
GIS Data Acquisition
Spatial and Attribute Analysis
Coordinate Systems and Map Projection
GIS for Transportation
Internet & GIS
Data models and geodatabases
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Softwares
ESRI
ArcGIS
Intergraph
Geomedia Pro
In labs
°Freeware
Quantum GIS
gvSIG
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Textbooks
Internet sources
Geographic Information Systems and Science by Longley, Goodchild, Maguire, Rhind
Modeling Our World by Zeiler
Designing Geodatabases by Michael Zeiller
Map Analysis: Procedures and Applications in GIS Modeling by Joseph Berry, completely online
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What is a GIS?
G: Geographic
I: Information
S: Systems
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What is a GIS?
G: Geographic
I: Information
spatial data
databases
geo- referenced
representations
S: Systems
users
hardware
software
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9. Data vs. Information vs. Knowledge
Data is a collection of attributes about the entities/objects/elements in the space and time.
Information is the organization of data such that it is valuable for analysis, evaluation and decision making.
Knowledge is the awareness and understanding of facts, truths or information gained in the form of experience or learning.
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Knowledge Base for GIS
Computer Science/IS
Application Area
graphics
public admin.
visualization
planning
database
geology
system administration
mineral exploration
security
forestry
site selection
Geography and related
marketing
cartography
civil engineering
geodesy
criminal justice
photogrammetry
surveying
landforms
transportation
spatial statistics
etc.
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GIS Definition
“A geographic information system is a computer-based information system that enables capture, modeling, storage, retrieval, sharing, manipulation, analysis, and presentation of geographically referenced data”
(Worboys and Duckham, 2004, p.2).
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GIS main functions
Spatial Data Management
Capturing
Data Update
Data model
Conversion functions
Printing
Spatial Analyzes
Map and Result display
Generalization
And
Models
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Why does GIS Matter?
Almost everything happens somewhere
Knowing where some things happen is critically important
Position of country boundaries
Location of hospitals
Routing delivery vehicles
Management of forest stands
Allocation of funds for sea defenses
GIS is a special class of information systems that keeps track not only of events, activities, and things, but also of where these events, activities, and things happen or exist
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Why Study GIS?
80% of local government activities estimated to be geographically based
plats, zoning, public works (streets, water supply, sewers), garbage collection, land ownerrshiip and valuation
a significant portion of state government has a geographical component
natural resource management
highways and transportation
businesses use GIS for a very wide array of applications
retail site selection & customer analysis
logistics: vehicle tracking & routing
natural resource exploration (petroleum, etc.)
precision agriculture
civil engineering and construction
scientific research employs GIS
geography, geology, botany
anthropology, sociology, economics, political science
Epidemiology, criminology
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Brief History of GIS?
1960 – 70s Innovation
First GIS – Canada Land Inventory
DIME US Bureau of Census
Harvard Laboratory for Computer Graphics
Major vendors started (e.g. ESRI, Intergraph)
Landsat satellite launched
Key academic conferences (e.g. AutoCarto)
1980s Commercialization
Commercial GIS software (e.g. ArcInfo)
First GIS textbooks
First global data sets
Clinton Executive Order
2000s Exploitation
Internet becomes major deliver vehicle
More than millions of active users
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GIS development
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