KGI/GSOC Geoinformatics in Socio-economic Geography
Lecturer: Jaroslav Burian
Lecture: 2 hours/week + Exercise 2 hours/week
Credits: 5
Winter semester
Form of course completion: exam
The course deals with applications of geospatial technologies in various areas of socio-economic geography. Emphasis is placed on spatial analysis , digital socioeconomic data and their use in the geography of population, settlement, transport and geomarketing. The exercises are solved by means of teamwork, which for various topics addressed include the collection, analysis, visualization and interpretation of results.
Course syllabus:
- Creating projects in GIS, data sources for socio-economic analysis
- The main application areas of social and economic geography - industry, transport, agriculture, tourism, population, settlements, facility management, etc.
- Optimization of transport accessibility and serviceability using GIT – principles, solutions, examples
- Dynamic segmentation and linear referencing a road network – data models, products, principles, solutions
- Logistics, integrated transport system
- Geomarketing and analysis of business activities – principles, algorithms, design, location socio-economic activities
- SWOT analysis in SE geography – principles, characteristics, applications, solutions
- Models and modeling in SEG – What if?, Urban Planner, UrbanSIM, DUEM, LADSS, etc.
- Urban Network Analyst tool – connectivity, proximity, attractiveness, etc.
- Geometric network
