126.045 Elements of cartography
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2007W, UE, 2.0h, 2.5EC

Properties

  • Semester hours: 2.0
  • Credits: 2.5
  • Type: UE Exercise

Aim of course

The course explains how to understand and use the maps to obtain information about a wide variety of geoobjects in consideration of data analysis, scale dependence and perceptive parameters. Through short topographic and thematic problems you obtain the procurement of selected cartography-content and you get an insight into general principles of cartographic methodology

Subject of course

1) Topographic cartography - Official cartography of Austria (analogue and digital map-works) - Cartographic projections - Map utilization (map reading, map cartometry) - Cartographic modelling (generalisation, visualisation) 2) Thematic cartography - Map design: signature, diagram, - Data-level (nominal, ordinal, metric) - Characteristics of geo-objects (quality, quantity) - Data analysis, data distribution - Cartographic modelling (generalisation, visualisation) - Map form (analytical, complex-analytical, synthetical) 3. Map editing

Lecturers

  • Lechthaler, Mirjanka

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
Thu10:30 - 12:0004.10.2007 - 31.01.2008 LECHTHALER
Elements of cartography - Single appointments
DayDateTimeLocationDescription
Thu04.10.200710:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu11.10.200710:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu18.10.200710:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu25.10.200710:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu01.11.200710:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu08.11.200710:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu15.11.200710:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu22.11.200710:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu29.11.200710:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu06.12.200710:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu13.12.200710:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu20.12.200710:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu27.12.200710:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu03.01.200810:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu10.01.200810:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu17.01.200810:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu24.01.200810:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER
Thu31.01.200810:30 - 12:00 LECHTHALER

Examination modalities

Beurteilt Permanenter Nachweis durch 4 Tests und 4 Programme

Course registration

Not necessary

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
664 Geoinformation Mandatory7. Semester
665 Geodesy and Geophysics Mandatory8. Semester

Literature

Lecture notes for this course are available. Ist im IT zu laden (Passwort in der LVA!) .

Miscellaneous

Language

German