SUBJECT

Title

Geovisualization-based solutions in cartography (Lecture)

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

master

Faculty

Faculty of Informatics

Part of degree program

Credits

Recommended in

Semester 3

Typically offered in

Autumn semester

Course description

Milestones in the history of the thematic cartography and data visualization
Cartograms 1: history, definitions, classification
Cartograms 2: results of newest research projects
Chernoff faces 1: history, definition, principle, classification
Chernoff faces 2: results of newest research
Chernoff faces 3: The use of the Chernoff principle in school cartography
Geovisualization-based solutions in school cartography 1
Geovisualization-based solutions in school cartography 2
The use of sound in cartography 1: early experiments on thematic maps, use on multimedia maps.
The use of sound in cartography 2: maps and atlases for blind and visually impaired people
Cybercartography: past and current research projects
Non map-based´ geovisualization: antecedents, current graphic solutions and applications
Map-based geovisualization: newest solutions and applications developed in current research projects