1 Introduction.- 1.1 Approach and tasks of geoinformatics.- 1.2 Geoinformatics and computer science.- 2 Basic terms and general principles of information processing.- 2.1 Information, message, datum.- 2.2 Automat, computer, program, hardware and software.- 2.3 EVA principle of information processing.- 2.4 Algorithms and programs in computer systems.- 2.5 Representation of information in computer systems by bit sequences.- 2.6 Structure of a computer system: hardware.- 2.7 Structure of a computer system: software.- 2.8 Networks and networking.- 3.1 Architecture of computer systems.- 3.2 Programming of computer systems.- 3.3 Data and data types.- 3.4 Algorithms and software.- 2.8 Networks and networking.- 2.8 Computer systems. 2.8 Networks and networking.- 3 Fundamentals from computer science.- 3.1 Architecture of computer systems.- 3.2 Programming of computer systems.- 3.3 Data and data types.- 3.4 Algorithms.- 3.5 Basic algorithms of geoinformatics.- 3.6 Software development.- 4 Spatial objects and reference systems.- 4.1 Geoobjects.- 4.2 Coordinate systems.- 4.3 Map network designs.- 4.4 Fundamentals of geodetic reference systems.- 4.5 Geodetic images.- 5 Digital spatial data: Data acquisition, geospatial base data and VGI.- 5.1 Basic concepts.- 5.2 Digital secondary acquisition of geometric data.- 5.3 Satellite-based location determination and acquisition of 3D position coordinates.- 5.4 Airborne laser scanning.- 5.5 Basic geospatial data.- 5.6 Volunteered geographic information.- 6 Standards and interoperability of geospatial data.- 6.1 Standardization and interoperability.- 6.2 Standardization institutions.- 6.3 Standards for modeling geospatial data.- 6.4 Spatial data services.- 6.5 Metadata.- 6.6 Quality of data and spatial data.- 6.7 Building spatial data infrastructures.- 7 Visualization of spatial information.- 7.1 Graphical information processing.- 7.2 Cartographic communication.- 7.3 Graphical semiology.- 7.4 Graphical design tools.- 7.5 Use of color.- 8 Data organization and database systems.- 8.1 Data organization.- 8.2 Database design with ER modeling.- 8.3 The relational data model.- 8.3 The relational data model. 8.3 The relational data model.- 8.4 Working with a relational database system.- 8.5 Data consistencies.- 8.6 Extensions.- 9 Geo-information systems.- 9.1 Concepts of digital information systems and geo-information systems.- 9.2 Modeling geo-objects in a geo-information system.- 9.3 Processing and analyzing geo-objects in the vector model.- 9.4 Processing and analyzing geo-objects in the raster model.- 9.5 Network analysis.- 9.6 Spatial interpolation.- 9.6 Spatial interpolation. 9.6 Spatial interpolation and modeling of surfaces.- 9.7 Trends.- 10 Remote sensing and digital image processing.- 10.1 Definitions and applications of remote sensing.- 10.2 Approach of remote sensing and digital image processing.- 10.3 Physical basics.- 10.4 Important acquisition systems.- 10.5 Digital images.- 10.6 Digital image processing.- 10.7 Multispectral classification.- Bibliography.- Index.