Geovisualisation

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	English
Code	548-0111/04
Abbreviation	GV
Course title	Geovisualisation
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator	Ing. Kateřina Růžičková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. History and development of geovisualization
2. Basic terms, type of geovisualization methods
3. Basic pronciples of visualization.
4. 3D objects and scenes
5. Visual Analytics
6. Time and its perception in relation to geovisualization
7. Spatio-temporal visualisation
8. Web spatio-temporal visualisation
9. Dashboards
10. Storymaps
11. Physical geomodels and 3D printing
12. Standards in geovisualization
13. Interactivity, virtual reality and augmented reality

E-learning

lms.vsb.cz

Literature

KEIM, Daniel, KOHLHAMMER, Jörn, ELLIS, Geoffrey, MANSMANN, Florian. Mastering the Information Age. Solving Problems with Visual Analytics. Eurographics Association, 2010, .
MUNZNER, Tamara. Visualization Analysis and Design. A K Peters/CRC Press. 1 edition, 2014, 428 p. .
TOMINSKI, Christian and Heidrun SCHUMANN. Interactive visual data analysis. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. A K Peters visualization series. .
WARD, Matthew O.,‎ GRINSTEIN, Georges,‎ KEIM, Daniel. Interactive Data Visualization: Foundations, Techniques, and Applications. A K Peters/CRC Press, Second Edition, 2015. 578 p. .

Advised literature

ANDRIENKO, Natalia and ANDRIENKO, Gennady. Exploratory Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Data. A Systematic Approach. Springer, 2006. 978-3-540-25994-7.
VOZENILEK, Vit. Cartography in GIS. Geovisualization and Map Communication. 1 edition, Olomouc: Univerzita Palackeho, 2005. 142 p. .
DYKES, Jason, MACEACHREN, Alan M., KRAAK, Menno-Jan. Exploring Geovisualization. Elsevier, 2005. 710 p. ISBN 978-0-08-044531-1.
BRINK, Adri, LAMMEREN, Ron, VELDE, Rob, DANE, Silke. Imaging the Future: Geo-visualisation for Participatory Spatial Planning in Europe. Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2007. 200 p. .

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