155CART Cartography
Basic Information
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- Code: 155CART
- Lectures:
prof. Ing. Jiří Cajthaml, Ph.D.
- Practical classes:
prof. Ing. Jiří Cajthaml, Ph.D. (head of the classes),
- lectures per week: 2 hours
- exercises per week: 2 hours
- Credits: 6
- finished with: an exam
- summer semester
Anotation
- Literature
- Slocum, T. A., et al.: Thematic cartography and geovisualization. Prentice Hall, 2008.
- Brewer, C.A.: Designing better maps. Esri Press, 2005.
- Field, Kenneth: Cartography: A compendium of design thinking for mapmakers. Redlands, California: Esri Press, 2018.
- Field, Kenneth: Thematic mapping: 101 inspiring ways to visualise empirical data. Redlands, California: Esri Press, 2022.
Lectures 2024
Tuesday 11AM, B973 (to be updated)
| date | topic | lecturer | material |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.02. | Mathematical cartography | JC | |
| 05.03. | self-study | Slocum – TC&G, p. 90–132 | |
| 12.03. | Map language, content and composition | TJ | |
| 19.03. | Thematic maps I | TJ | |
| 26.03. | self-study | ||
| 02.04. | Thematic maps II, colours and scales in maps | TJ | |
| 09.04. | Map production process, data sources, INSPIRE, copyright | TJ | |
| 16.04. | History of cartography and state map work | JC | |
| 23.04. | self-study | ||
| 30.05. | Methods of terrain visualisation | JC | |
| 07.05. | Colours, colour spaces and reproduction | TJ |
Exercises 2024
Mondays, Cs112
| Date | Topic | Instructors | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27. 2. | Course Introduction | Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger | |
| 6. 3. | MOOC Cartography (self-study) | Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger | |
| 13. 3. | MOOC Cartography (self-study) | Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger | |
| 20. 3. | Map Projections in Detail | Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger | Assignment 01 |
| 27. 3. (rescheduled for Thursday 30. 3.) | Georeferencing | Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger | Assignment 02 |
| 3. 4. | Vectorization | Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger | |
| 10. 4. (National Holiday --> rescheduled for Thursday 13. 4.) | Choropleth Maps 1 | Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger | Assignment 03a |
| 17. 4. | Choropleth Maps 2 | Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger | Assignment 03b |
| 24. 4. | Diagram Maps | Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger | Assignment 04 |
| 1. 5. (National Holiday --> rescheduled for Thursday 4. 5.) | Cartograms | Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger | Assignment 05 |
| 8. 5. (National Holiday --> rescheduled for Thursday 11. 5.) | Grid Maps, Data Binning | Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger | |
| 15. 5. | Webmapping | Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger |