Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

Geospatial databases Course code: GEBP | 6 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 3
Semester: 5
Requirements:
Goal: Introducing students to the concept of standard and geospatial databases, including practical work on computers using modern GIS software on examples from the real estate cadastre and line cadastre.
Outcome: The course enables students to understand the principles on which modern systems technologies for database management (DBMS) are based, as well as software applications designed to work with geospatial data, which provides a basis for further learning and mastery of these technologies in future professional work.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Database categories
  2. The concept of relational and geospatial databases
  3. Relational model (data model elements)
  4. Spatial index (basic considerations)
  5. Basics of SQL
  6. Database design process
  7. Geospatial data storage in DBMS systems
  8. Geospatial data models
  9. Access to data in geospatial databases
  10. Methods for determining geospatial relations between objects
  11. Spatial analysis
  12. Working with geospatial data of real estate cadastre and line cadastre using GIS software
  13. Administration of geospatial databases and data
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
  1.  Exercises in the computer lab
Textbooks and References
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 3
Practical classes: 2
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
10
activities on practial excersises
0
seminary work
30
colloquium
30
Final exam
Points
Written exam
0
Oral exam
30