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History of Land Surveying

Anotace

The development of geodesy and cartography, and their working methods in individual centers of civilization in connection with other scientific, technical, cultural and other activities of society. Development of the institutionalization of geodetic and cartographic services.
The share of Czech technicians in the development of instruments and devices for geodetic and cartographic work. History of geodetic and cartographic works on the territory of the Czech Republic. Old and historical maps and atlases.

Povinná literatura

WOODWARD, David, HARLEY, J. Brian: History of Cartography. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago & London, Vol. 1 – 3, 1987 – 2007, available online (free): http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/HOC/
MILLER Frederic P., VANDOME Agnes F., McBREWSTER Johnb (eds.): History of Geodesy. Alphascript Publishing, 2010, 136 s.

Doporučená literatura

Virtual museum of surveying (http://www.surveyhistory.org/)


Language of instruction čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština
Code 544-0023
Abbreviation DZ
Course title History of Land Surveying
Coordinating department Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying
Course coordinator RNDr. Ladislav Plánka, CSc.