Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Geoinformation systems (17.GI217)

Native organizations units: Sub-department for Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Measurement-Information Technologies and Control Engineering (Year: 3, Semester: Winter)
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Measurement-Information Technologies and Control Engineering (Year: 4, Semester: Winter)
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Measurement-Information Technologies and Control Engineering (Year: 2, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Geoinformatika
ECTS	7

Acquiring basic and applied knowledge in the field of geomatics, geoinformatics and geoinformation systems. Current GIS tools and areas of GIS implementation.

Acquired knowledge is used in professional subjects, in formulating and solving engineering problems using Geoinformation technologies.

Lectures: Place and role of geoinformation systems (GIS). Introduction to GIS. Basic terms and terminology. Infrastructure Geospatial data. Spatial reference frames. Modeling of spatial objects, GIS data model, raster and Vector models, geometry, topology and topography of space. Decomposition of space elements. Architecture of GIS System. Spatial databases. Interpretation and presentation of space data. Introduction to geospatial visualization Data. Spatial analysis. GIS tools. Standardization in field of geoinformation systems and technologies - OpenGis, ISO TC211. Service-oriented architecture of GIS - three-layer architecture. Application of standards in realization of GIS system. Application of GIS systems in different areas. Exercises: Getting to know GIS tools. Application of the GIS visualization tool Geospatial data and spatial analysis. Introduction to standards.

Forms of teaching: lectures; Computer exercises; Consultation; Independent preparation of mandatory tasks. Knowledge check: guided and Independent preparation of mandatory tasks; Tests in written form; Final exam - in oral form.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
McCloy, K.R.	Resource Management Information Systems: Remote Sensing, GIS and Modelling	2006	CRC, Taylor & Francis group, New York	English
Jones, C.B.	Geographical Information Systems and Computer Cartography	1997	Longman, Singapore	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Computer exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Computer excersise defence	Yes	Yes	10.00
Test	Yes	Yes	5.00
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	50.00
Computer excersise defence	Yes	Yes	10.00
Test	Yes	Yes	5.00
Computer excersise defence	Yes	Yes	15.00