Course Details

Cartography I

Academic Year 2022/23

GE18 course is part of 3 study plans

​ unknown (history data) unknown (history data) 1st year

​ B-P-C-GK Winter Semester 1st year

​ B-K-C-GK Winter Semester 1st year

Cartography information theory, cartographic languge.
Cartography generalization (planimetry, elevation, description). Basics of cartometry. Digital cartography, vector and raster presentation, INTRANET/INTERNET. Development of the Czech and world cartography. Theme cartography. Cartography information funds. Cartography in process of Europe integration.

Course Guarantor

doc. RNDr. Aleš Ruda, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Geodesy

Objective

Acquisition of comprehensive knowledge of cartography and GIS.

Knowledge

Students will manage basic theoretical knowledge of cartography, thematic and digital cartography included. They will be introduced with the state map works of the Czech republic and they will achieve basic overview about Czech and world's cartography development and about digital cartographic works, which are part of national geoinformatic systems.

Syllabus

1. Definition and structure of cartography.
2. Geometrical base of cartographic works, projections.
3. Contents of cartographic works.
4. Theory of cartographic information.
5. Cartographic interpretation and generalization.
6. Cartographic creation and production.
7. Themathic cartography. Cartometry.
8. Digital cartography.
9. Geographical information systems, modelling of objects, data-bases.
10. State map works in the Czech republic, devlopment Czech and world cartography, legislative.

Prerequisites

Datums used in survey

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

7 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/254485

Lecture

13 weeks, 3 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Definition and structure of cartography.
2. Geometrical base of cartographic works, projections.
3. Contents of cartographic works.
4. Theory of cartographic information.
5. Cartographic interpretation and generalization.
6. Cartographic creation and production.
7. Themathic cartography. Cartometry.
8. Digital cartography.
9. Geographical information systems, modelling of objects, data-bases.
10. State map works in the Czech republic, devlopment Czech and world cartography, legislative.

Exercise

13 weeks, 3 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1-2 State map, map frame and kilometer networks construction.
3-4 Stable cadastre, digital processing of structural sheet map.
5-6 Base Map of the Czech Republic, creating of sign key.
7-8 Digital cadastral map, transform, vectorization.
9-10 Processing of configuration and plot files, printing.
11 Control test