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Cartography
| Type of study | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | English |
| Code | 544-0114/08 |
| Abbreviation | Kart |
| Course title | Cartography |
| Credits | 5 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying |
| Course coordinator | doc. Ing. Juraj Gašinec, PhD. |
Subject syllabus
1. Geometric basics of cartographic works, map projections.
2. Content elements of map face.
3. Map language, types and creation of cartographic signs, map symbology, sign sets.
4. Methods of cartographic representation planimetric component of a map.
5. Methods of cartographic representation of altimetry.
6. Methods of cartographic representation of text. Geonyms.
7. Methods of cartographic generalization.
8. Basic tasks of cartometry, maps accuracy.
9. World and European cartographic works.
10. Czechoslovak / Czech cartographic works from 1918-1992.
11. State maps of the Czech Republic of medium and small scales.
12. National geodatabase systems.
13. National and world atlases and important thematic cartographic works.
2. Content elements of map face.
3. Map language, types and creation of cartographic signs, map symbology, sign sets.
4. Methods of cartographic representation planimetric component of a map.
5. Methods of cartographic representation of altimetry.
6. Methods of cartographic representation of text. Geonyms.
7. Methods of cartographic generalization.
8. Basic tasks of cartometry, maps accuracy.
9. World and European cartographic works.
10. Czechoslovak / Czech cartographic works from 1918-1992.
11. State maps of the Czech Republic of medium and small scales.
12. National geodatabase systems.
13. National and world atlases and important thematic cartographic works.
Literature
Advised literature
KRAAK, M. J. a ORMELING, F. J. Cartography: visualization of spatial data. 3rd ed. New York: Guilford Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-60918-193-2.
PETERSON, Gretchen N. GIS Cartography: A Guide to Effective Map Design. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4822-2067-4.
RANKIN, William. Radical Cartography: How Changing Our Maps Can Change Our World. New York: Viking, 2025. ISBN 978-0-5255-5979-5 .
MAUNE, David F. a Amar NAYEGANDHI, eds. Digital Elevation Model Technologies and Applications: The DEM Users Manual. 3rd ed. Bethesda, MD: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2018. ISBN 978-1-57083-102-7.
PETERSON, Gretchen N. GIS Cartography: A Guide to Effective Map Design. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4822-2067-4.
RANKIN, William. Radical Cartography: How Changing Our Maps Can Change Our World. New York: Viking, 2025. ISBN 978-0-5255-5979-5 .
MAUNE, David F. a Amar NAYEGANDHI, eds. Digital Elevation Model Technologies and Applications: The DEM Users Manual. 3rd ed. Bethesda, MD: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2018. ISBN 978-1-57083-102-7.