155CART Cartography
Basic Information
- 2 hours lectures per week
- 2 hours exercises per week
- 6 credits
- 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
Lecturers: Ing. Tomáš Janata, Ph.D., prof. Ing. Jiří Cajthaml, Ph.D.
topic | presentation |
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1. Mathematical cartography I | Lecture 1 |
2. Mathematical cartography II | Lecture 2 |
3. Characteristics of cartography, cartographic works | Lecture 3 |
4. Map language, content and composition | Lecture 4 |
5. Thematic maps I | Lecture 5 |
6. Thematic maps II, colours and scales in maps | Lecture 6 |
7. History of cartography | Lecture 7 |
8. Topographic surveys of the Czech lands | Lecture 8 |
9. State map work I | Lecture 9 |
10. State map work II | Lecture 10 |
11. Project of a cartographic work, copyright | Lecture 11 |
12. Colours, colour spaces and reproduction | Lecture 12 |
Exercises
Mondays, Cs112