GEOMATICS AND GEOINFORMATICS IN MODERN INFORMATION SOCIETY

PROJECTION OF NEW TRENDS INTO THEIR CURRICULA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST BOHEMIA IN PILSEN

Jiří ŠÍMA, Czech Republic

University of West Bohemia in PilsenFaculty of Applied SciencesDepartment of Geomatics

GEOMATICS

A discipline concerned with the collection, distribution,

storage, analysis, processing, presentation of

geographic data or geographic information

• national spatial reference system• state topographic map series• aerial photography• surveys on state boundaries• cadastral surveys• national bases of geographic data

GEOINFORMATICS

A discipline concerned with theory of geospatial data modelling, their storage, management and processing as well as with development of geographic information systems and necessary information- and communication technology

• development and management of geospatial databases

• analysis and modelling of geospatial data

• development and integration of computer tools and software for the first two tasks

DEVELOPING TRENDS AT THE BEGINNING OF 21st CENTURY

e-cadastre •sole information system•3-D cadastre•centralized maintenance•distribution via information kiosks•services fully covered with revenues

private surveyors

•complex services•automation of surveying operations•integration of more technical disciplines

DEVELOPING TRENDS AT THE BEGINNING OF 21st CENTURY

photogram-metry

•digital aerial photography•direct georeferencing of photographs•multispectral digital images•airborne laser scanning

physical geodesy

•improving the parameters of the Earth body and its gravity field•precising the continental and national coordinate reference systems inclusive their temporal changes•wide use of global positioning systems

DEVELOPING TRENDS AT THE BEGINNING OF 21st CENTURY

remote sensing

•many small satellites•multispectral images in more narrow wavebands•high resolution digital satellite images•multitemporal analyse

cartography •improving the parameters of the Earth body and its gravity field•precising the continental and national coordinate reference systems inclusive their temporal changes•wide use of global positioning systems

UNIVERSITY OF WEST BOHEMIA IN PILSEN

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

CHAIR OF MATHEMATICS

DEPARTMENT OF GEOMATICS

• Bachelor study programme Geomatics (since 1995)

• Master study programme Geomatics (since 1995)

• Ph.D. study programme Geomatics (since 2006)

• Bachelor study programme Geoinformatics

(in accreditation)

B.Sc. – curriculum for geomatics (3 years)

Mathematical cartography I 2/WT 2 + 2

Geodesy I, II 2/WT + 2/ST 3 + 2

Topographic mapping 2/ST 2 + 2

Introduction to GIS 2/ST 2 + 1

Civil material law 2/ST 2 + 0

Land law 2/ST 2 + 2

Geodetical methods of adjustment 3/WT 2 + 1

Cadastre of real estates 3/WT 2 + 2

Programming techniques 3/WT 3 + 2

Thematic cartography 3/WT 2 + 1

Large scale mapping 3/WT 2 + 0

Automation of geodetical computations 3/WT + 3/ST 2 + 2

Photogrammetry 3/ST 2 + 2

Differential geometry 3/ST 2 + 2

Notes: The overview does not contain subjects of general fundamentals (mathematics, physics, statistics, etc.)WT = winter term, ST = summer term lecture + seminar (hours)

M.Sc. – curriculum for geomatics (+ 2 years)Physical geodesy 1/WT 2 + 2Earth remote sensing 1/WT 2 + 2GIS in human geography 1/WT 1 + 2Algorithms of space analyses 1/WT 1 + 2Theory of GIS generation 1/WT 3 + 2Database systems I 1/WT 3 + 2Cartographic reproduction and polygraphy 1/WT 2 + 2Glogal positioning systems 1/ST 2 + 0Database systems II 1/ST 3 + 2Geometric and computer modelling 1/ST 3 + 2GIS in physical geography 1/ST 1 + 2 GIS applications 1/ST 1 + 2Database systems for GIS 1/ST 2 + 2Mathematical cartography II 1/ST 2 + 2Administrative law 2/WT 2 + 0Algorithms of computer graphics 2/WT 3 + 2Computer cartography 2/WT 1 + 2Data visualisation 2/ST 3 + 2Digital image processing 2/ST 3 + 2Satellite geodesy 2/ST 3 + 2Theory of law 1/WT + 1/ST + 2/WT + 2/ST 2 + 2

Comparison of B.Sc. – curriculum for geomatics with proposed B.Sc. – curriculum for geoinformatics

Note: The overview does not contain subjects of general fundamentals (mathematics, physics, statistics, etc)

Geomatics Geoinformatics Mathematical cartography I

Geodesy I, II

Topographic mapping

Introduction to GIS

Civil material law

Introduction to geomatics

Geodesy I, II

Terminology and standardization in geoinformatics

Introduction to GIS

Modern methods of geodata acquisition

Land law

Geodetical methods of adjustment

Cadastre of real estates

Programming techniques

Cartographic visualisation of geoinformation

Information technologies for geographic data

Methods of topographic and large scale thematic mapping

Programming techniques

Thematic cartography

Automation of geodetical computations

Large scale mapping

Photogrammetry

Differential geometry

Thematic cartography

Computer cartography

Spatial databases

Programming of internet applications

Computer networks

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