Subject 'Geoinformatics'

Name in Estonian: Geoinformaatika

Year: 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016

State code	ATÖ404
Study language	Estonian
Chair	Environmental Technology
Credit points	3 ECTS
Grading method	Grade prelim

General description

Geographical information systems (GIS) and geographic information. Spatial data and GIS. From the real world to GIS. Digitizing the real world. GIS hardware and software. Data sources, data capture and integration. Data quality. Databases. Tools of GIS. Cartographic communication. Application of GIS.

General aim

The object of the course is to give an overview of the principles of the geographic information systems (GIS), possibilities and tools for administrating, analyzing and presenting spatial data, an overview of legislative, national records and environmental data bases in Estonia, guidelines of the European Union, its reporting obligation and data bases, including spatial data.

Aim

Student:
- Knows the basics of geoinformatics and GIS, possibilities and tools for administrating, analyzing and presenting spatial data
- Possesses an overview o legislative, national records and environmental data bases in Estonia, guidelines of the European Union, its reporting obligation and data bases, including spatial data.
- Knows the main factors that affect the quality of spatial data, knows what are metadata, why are they necessary.

Form description

Lectures, seminars, independent work.

Literature

1. Jagomägi, T. Geoinfosüsteemid praktikule. Tartu: Regio, 1999. ISBN 9985817435 (kohustuslik)
2. Heywood, I., Cornelius, S., Carver, S. An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. Second edition - Prentice Hall, 2002. 295 pp.

Evaluation methods

Test, participation in the seminar, prelim (written). The grading criteria are presented at the beginning of the course.

Is taught in following curricula

2017: KT

2016: KT

2015: KT

2014: KT

2013: KT

2012: KT

2011: KT