SUBJECT

Title

Geovisualization-based solutions in cartography (Practical)

Type of instruction

practical

Level

master

Faculty

Faculty of Informatics

Part of degree program
Credits

2

Recommended in

Semester 3

Typically offered in

Autumn semester

Course description

  1. Cartograms 1: Analysis of early examples made finishing the XIX and in the first half of the XX century

  2. Cartograms 2: Analysis of modern examples made finishing the XX and beginning the XXI century

  3. Cartograms 3: free software and applications for their making

  4. Chernoff faces 1: Analysis of non-map-based and map-based examples made from 1973 to nowadays

  5. Chernoff faces 2: Their use in different software

  6. Chernoff faces 3: Practical examples of using the Chernoff principle in school cartography

  7. The use of sound in cartography: Presentation and analysis of practical examples (maps and atlases for blind and visually impaired people)

  8. Cybercartography: Thematic solutions in past and current research projects

  9. The use of word and data clouds in cartography 1: Analysis of examples

  10. The use of word and data clouds in cartography 2: presentation of web-based applications

  11. Non-map-based and map-based geovisualization 1: Analysis of examples stored on the Web

  12. Making of thematic maps using a web-based application 1

  13. Making of thematic maps using a web-based application 2

Readings

 

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