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Digital Cartography

Summary

The course focuses on the creation and use of digital maps and other cartographic products (map servers, animated and multimedia maps, etc. Attention is given to advanced web technologies and user testing. Students are led to independently create digital maps in their dissertation research.

Literature

Peterson, G.N. (2015): GIS Cartography: A Guide to Effective Map Design. CRC Press, 318 p. ISBN: 978-1420082135
Field, K. (2018). Cartography. A compendium of design thinking for mapmakers.Esri Press, 2018, 550 pp., ISBN 978 1 58948 439 9
Kraak, M.-J., Ormeling, F. (2020). Cartography: Visualization of Geospatial Data, 4. vydání, CRC Press, 261 s., ISBN 9781138613959 
Slocum, T.A. et al. (2009). Thematic Cartography and Geovisualization. 3. vydání, Pearson, ISBN: 978-0-13-229834-6

Advised literature

Robinson, A.H., Morrison, J.L., Muehrcke, P., Kimerling, A.J., Guptil, S,C. (1995). Elements of Cartography. 6. vydání, New York, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0471555797
Buckley, A.R. et al. (2016): Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation. 8. vydání, Redlands, Esri, 664 s., ISBN 9781589484429 
Krygier, J., Wood, D. (2011). Making maps: a visual guide to map design for GIS. 2. vydání, Guilford Publications, ISBN 978-1609181666 
Brewer, C.A. (2015) Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users, 2. vydání, Redlands, Esri, 250 s., ISBN 9781589484405 


Language of instruction čeština, angličtina
Code 548-0956
Abbreviation DIKA
Course title Digital Cartography
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator prof. RNDr. Vít Voženílek, CSc.