SUBJECT

Title

Output-oriented Digital Cartography

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

master

Part of degree program
Credits

3

Recommended in

Semester 3

Typically offered in

Autumn semester

Course description

Theoretical background of computer cartography

The effect of IT development to computer cartography

Hardware elements

  • computers

  • input devices

  • output devices

Software elements

  • operation systems

  • colours

  • texts

  • software types in computer cartography

  • file formats

Evolution of output devices in computer cartography

Offset printed maps

Colour separation

Proofs

Imagesetting

Digital printing

 

Practice

A general graphic software

Map drawing software