Geoinformatics Study at the CTU in Prague

Authors

  • Leoš Mervart Department of Advanced Geodesy, Faculty of Civil Engineering, CTU in Prague
  • Aleš Čepek Department of Mapping and Cartography Faculty of Civil Engineering, CTU in Prague

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/gi.1.1

Keywords:

key education, curricula, geoinformation, software development

Abstract

At the CTU in Prague, there is a long tradition of master degree courses in geodesy, geodetic surveying and cartography. Taking into account the fast development of information technologies in recent decades, we decided to prepare a new study program that would combine computer science with a background of geodetic and cartographic know-how. Apart from other sources, our plans were inspired and influenced by the Review of Education Needs, a report prepared by Stig Enemark (Prague 1998), and by our experience from several Virtual Academy workshops.


We have decided to call this program “Geoinformatics” to emphasize the role of computer technologies in collecting, analyzing and exploiting information about our planet. Within this presentation we will explain the basic ideas behind our new study program and emphasize the features that distinguish it from classical geodetic or cartographic programs. We will mention the connection between our new study program and several geodetic and software projects running at our institute – software development for real-time GPS applications, cooperation with the Astronomical Institute, University of Berne, on the development of so-called Bernese GPS Software, the GNU project Gama for adjustment of geodetic networks, etc.

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2006-12-17

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