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Digital Cartography

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction English
Code 548-0956/02
Abbreviation DIKA
Course title Digital Cartography
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator prof. RNDr. Vít Voženílek, CSc.

Osnova předmětu

Coordinate systems and their transformations
Data for digital map compilation (formats, data sources, portals)
Data analysis, choice of cartographic visualization methods
Map use
Cartographic semiology
Cartographic tools in open source GIS
Multimedia maps
3D in cartography
Virtual reality

Povinná literatura

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

Doporučená literatura

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