Course: Landscape Mapping

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Course title Landscape Mapping
Course code KGG/KMAKR
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Létal Aleš, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Main Topics: 1. Basic data sources. Map bases and morphometric analyses of maps. 2. Use of aerial and satellite imagery in landscape mapping. 4. Methods for mapping natural landscape components (mapping in hydrology, geomorphology, climatology, biogeography, and pedogeography). 5. Use of GIS and GNSS in landscape mapping. 6. Analyses of changes in landscape structure. 7. Assessment of the landscape's natural potential. 8. Use of landscape mapping in land-use planning practice.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Demonstration, Laboratory Work, Work Activities, Group work
  • Excursion - 60 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 10 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The goal is to actively acquire knowledge and skills in research methods in the field of physical geography and GIS. Students will independently complete assigned tasks and acquire practical skills in field research and in the laboratory.
The student is able to independently identify and map selected phenomena and features in the field within the discipline of physical geography. The student is able to apply modern approaches to mapping (mobile mapping, creation of map bases, identification and collection of necessary data).
Prerequisites
The ability to work independently in the laboratory and in the field.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

The ability to work independently in the laboratory and in the field.
Recommended literature
  • Coomans T., Cattoor B., De Jonge K. (Eds.). (2019). Mapping Landscapes in Transformation: Multidisciplinary Methods for Historical Analysis. Leuven.
  • Kučera, Z. (2025). Morava a Slezsko na starých mapách: historický atlas Moravy a Slezska. Zlín.
  • Minár, J. et al. (2001). Geoekologický (komplexný fyzickogeografický) výskum a mapování vo veľkých mierkach. Bratislava.
  • Růžičková E., Růžička, M. - Zeman, A. - Kadlec, J. (2001). Quaternary clastic sediments of the Czech Republic. Český geologický ústav, Praha, 68 str.
  • Sádlo, J., Pokorný, P., Hájek, P., Dreslerová, D., & Cílek, V. (2005). Krajina a revoluce: významné přelomy ve vývoji kulturní krajiny českých zemí. Praha.
  • Smolová, I., Vítek, J. (2007). Základy geomorfologie : vybrané tvary reliéfu. Olomouc.
  • Tarolli P., Mudd S. M. (2020). Remote Sensing of Geomorphology. Developments in Earth Surface Processes ? Svazek 23. Amsterdam.
  • Zimák, J. a kol. (1995). Průvodce ke geologickým exkurzím. Střední a severní Morava. Olomouc.


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