Wojciech Pokojski

Place of employment:

    Warsaw  University, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, Department of Geoinformatics, Cartography and Remote Sensing

Contact:

email: wpokojski@uw.edu.pl

Phone: + 48 2255 20671, Fax: + 48 22 5521521

Years with the University:

(since 1st October 1991)

Position:

research scientist (senior lecturer)

Education: 

  • 2002: Ph.D. degree of Earth Sciencies (Geography). Warsaw University, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies
  • 1998-1999 post-graduate studies „Economic Principles of Environmental Policy”,  Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw (cooperation with the Harvard Institute for International Development)
  • 2011-2013 post-graduate studies „Informatics and computer classes for teachers”,  University of the Humanities, TWP

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Lectures and exercises

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Lectures and exercises.
  • Spatial Information Systems. Exercises.
  • Basics of geoinformatics I. Exercises.
  • Basics of geoinformatics II. Exercises.
  • Open GIS software. Exercises.
  • Sources and methods for obtaining spatial data. Lectures and exercises.
  • Application of GIS and Web GIS. Seminar.
  • GIS in spatial planning. Exercises.
  • Analysis of quantitative data. Lectures and exercises.

 

Supervision of diploma thesis

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Publication list:

2022

  • Marczewska K., Pokojski W., Ocena jakości mobilnych map turystycznych na podstawie wybranych kryteriów, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 67.1,  DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2022-67.1-04. (70 punktów MEiN).

2021

  • Słomska-Przech K., Panecki. T., Pokojski W., T., Heat Maps: Perfect Maps for Quick Reading? Comparing Usability of Heat Maps with Different Levels of Generalization. SPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2021, 10(8), 562; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10080562. (IF 2,89, 70 punktów MEiN).
  • Pokojski W., , Panecki. T., Słomska-Przech K., Cartographic visualization of density: exploring the opportunities and constraints of Heat Maps. Polish Cartographical Review, 53(1), DOI: 10.2478/pcr-2021-0003 (40 punktów MEiN).
  • Pokojski W., Słomska-Przech K., , Panecki. T., „Kształtowanie umiejętności opracowania map z wykorzystaniem technologii GIS i metod prezentacji kartograficznej”, [w:] A. Hibszer, E. Szkurłat (red.), Kształtowanie i ocenianie umiejętności w edukacji geograficznej – założenia teoretyczne i ich praktyczna weryfikacja. Boguski Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Prace Komisji Edukacji Geograficznej PTG, t.11 , s. 83-96.
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2020

  • Mantey D., Pokojski W.,  2020. New Indicators of Spatial Chaos in the Context of the Need for Retrofitting Suburbs. Land  9 (8).  https://doi.org/10.3390/land9080276 (IF:  2,429, 70 MNiSW points).
  • Pokojski W., Wołejko A, Starszuk A., 2020. Turystyka językowa i jej znaczenie w edukacji młodzieży na przykładzie Malty. Prace i Studia Geograficzne, t. 65.4, s. 81–93. (70 punktów MNiSW).
  • Sitek K. Pokojski W., Gołębiowska I., 2020. Evaluation of time availability of the selected rescue service of a large city. A case study of Warsaw. Polish Cartographical Review 52(4):176-186, DOI: 10.2478/pcr-2020-0015 (40 punktów MNiSW).

2019

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Prizes of the:

• Dean of the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies University of Warsaw for didactic and organizational achievements (1996)
• Dean of the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies University of Warsaw for a huge commitment in the work related to computerization of the Faculty (1999)
• Rector of the University of Warsaw for outstanding doctoral dissertation (2002)

Scholarships

  • Wageningen University & Research (The Netherlands),  1992-1993, TEMPUS  EWA-Ring 
  • The Geops Consulting Company, Arnhem, The Netherlands, 1995, TEMPUS – SWARP
  • Instituto Politécnico De Santarém, Portugal, 2014, ERASMUS-STA
  • Charles University, Czech Republik, 2016, ERASMUS-STA
  • University of Latvia, Latvia, 2016, ERASMUS-STA
  • University de Valencia, Spain, 2017, ERASMUS-STA
  • Universidad de Santander, Spain, 2020, ERASMUS-STA
  • University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, 2022, ERASMUS-STA

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Science popularization:

    2018-2019

  • • Workshops on geoinformation (II LO in Płock), February 2019
    • Lecture at the Festival of Science (LXIII LO in Warsaw), 24/05/2019
    • 23rd Warsaw Science Festival, lecture, workshop, city game, 23/09/2019
    • Workshops for teachers as part of the educational activities of the Mazovian Self-Government Teacher Training Center, Siedlce (Nov. 2018), Ostrołęka (March 2019) and Ciechanów (March 2019). 
  • Workshops for elementary school students in the project „Seeing the world through the eyes of a geographer, April 2019, September 2019.
      2020
  • •  Record a movie. „What is geoinformatics and how can it be used in everyday life?” as part of the University for Students program, July 2020
  • • 24rd Warsaw Science Festival, lecture, workshop, 21/09/2020
    • Workshops for teachers as part of the educational activities of the Mazovian Self-Government Teacher Training Center,  Ostrołęka (October 2020).
  • Lecture at Krakowski GISDay , 18/11/2020
  • Lecture at GISDay w Stolicy,  30/11/2020
      2021
  • •  Workshop „Geo Edu GIS.  Komisja Edukacji Geograficznej PTG, UŁ, 8-15-01.2021  
  • • 25 Warsaw Science Festival, lecture,  20/09/2021
    • Workshops on geoinformation: LO Władysława IV (22-04-2021), LO Węgrów (15-12-2021)

      2022
  • • Workshops on geoinformation: Podkoowiańskie LO (1.03.2022), CLXV LO (15.03.2022), XXVII LO Czackiego (30-03-2022), LO Władysława IV (20-04-2022), LO Węgrów (13-01-2022), LO Norwida (28-09-2022), LO Żeromskiego (28-09-2022).

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