Course details

GIS

BRA012-A FAST BRA012-A Acad. year 2025/2026 Winter semester 2 credits

Current academic year

Guarantor

Dráb Aleš, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (VST)

Language of instruction

English

Completion

Credit

Time span

  • 26 hrs exercises

Department

Institute of Water Structures (VST)

Study literature

  • DRÁB, Aleš. GIS. Studijní opora FAST VUT v Brně, 2023

Fundamental literature

  • QGIS [online]. [cit. 2023-06-06]. Available from: https://qgis.org/en/site/

Syllabus of exercises

  • 1. Introduction to GIS.
  • 2. Possibilities of GIS in environmental engineering.
  • 3. Hardware and software for GIS.
  • 4. Input data for GIS in environmental engineering.
  • 5. Data analysis – GIS analytical tools – analysis of vector data incl. work with data from the real estate cadastre.
  • 6. Data analysis – GIS analytical tools – raster data analysis.
  • 7. Data analysis – GIS analytical tools – work with a digital terrain model, spatial analysis.
  • 8. Presentation of the results of analyzes, map creation.
  • 9. Mobile GIS.
  • 10. Possibilities of connecting GIS and BIM.
  • 11. Submission of a semester project.
  • 12. Processing of the semester project.
  • 13. Defense of the semester project.

Course inclusion in study plans

  • Programme BIT, 1st year of study, Elective
  • Programme BIT (in English), 1st year of study, Elective
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