UIMOIBK061 Environmental Informatics

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Miloš Zapletal, Dr. (lecturer)
RNDr. Šárka Vavrečková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Miloš Zapletal, Dr.
Institute of Computer Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course introduces students to the basic methods of processing and presentation of environmental data. Students will also gain information about the possibilities of using geographic information systems and data obtained by remote sensing of the Earth. The course can be taught in the form of seminar papers.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- use basic methods of processing and presentation of environmental data,
describe the possibilities of using geographic information systems, - use data obtained from remote sensing of the Earth.
Syllabus
  • 1. Use of information systems in environmental monitoring.
  • 2. Environmental information systems in air protection.
  • 3. Environmental information systems in soil protection 4. Environmental information systems in water protection.
  • 5. Environmental information systems in nature and landscape protection.
  • 6. National and foreign information systems and databases on the state of the environment.
  • 7. Remote sensing of the Earth and the possibilities of its use in various scientific disciplines 8. Use of information systems in the assessment of ecological and environmental risks 9. Use of geographic information systems in the field of environmental protection.
  • 10. Use of geographic information systems in state administration.
Literature
    required literature
  • MOLDAN, B. Podmaněná planeta. Karolinum, 2015. ISBN 978-80-246-2999-5. info
  • BURIAN, J. Geoinformatika v prostorovém plánování. Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci,, 2014. ISBN 978-80-244-4232-7. info
  • TUČEK, J. Geografické informační systémy, principy a praxe. Computer press, Praha, 1998. ISBN 80-7226-691. info
    recommended literature
  • Rapant, P.:. Geoinformatika a geoinformační technologie. VŠB-TU Ostrava. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with discussion
Assessment methods
Written (seminar work).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hod/sem.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2025, recent)
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