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Cartography II
FAST-HE04Acad. year: 2020/2021
The creation of thematic maps is the key content of the subject. ArcGIS for Desktop will be used as a software background. Within the subject key methods of thematic cartography will be presented.
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2. Geoinformatics aspects of thematic maps creation.
3. Cartographic generalization.
4. Cartographic visual expression 1.
5. Cartographic visual expression 2.
6. Specific aspects of visual expressions.
7. Scales in thematic cartography.
8. Methods in thematic cartography 1.
9. Methods in thematic cartography 2.
10. Cartographic typography.
11. Managing thematic maps and atlases production.
12. Current trends in thematic cartography.
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MIKŠOVSKÝ, Miroslav: Kartografická polygrafie a reprografie 10. Praha: ČVUT, 1999. ISBN 80-01-01989-6. (CS)
PLÁNKA, Ladislav: Kartografie II - Kartografická tvorba. elektronický text, 2008. [https://intranet.fce.vutbr.cz/pedagog/predmety/opory.asp] (CS)
PLÁNKA, Ladislav: Kartografie II - Kartografické informační fondy. elektronický text, 2008. [https://intranet.fce.vutbr.cz/pedagog/predmety/opory.asp] (CS)
PLÁNKA, Ladislav: Kartografie II - Kartografický tisk. elektronický text, 2008. [https://intranet.fce.vutbr.cz/pedagog/predmety/opory.asp] (CS)
SAMARA,Timothy: Grafický design. Základní pravidla a způsoby jejich porušování. Bratislava: Slovart, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7391-030-3. (CS)
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