Course detail

Cartography 1

FAST-BEA023Acad. year: 2025/2026

Basics of cartography – basics terms, types of cartographic products, development of the Czech and world cartography.
Basics of mathematical cartography.
Means of map representation – cartographic languge, cartographic interpretation.
Principles of generalization and basics of cartometry.
Digital cartography – vector and raster data.
Publishing of cartographic products – basic production and printing techniques.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. RNDr. Aleš Ruda, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Geodesy (GED)

Entry knowledge

Datums used in survey, working with geodetic softwares.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Acquisition of comprehensive knowledge of cartography and GIS.
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.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-GK Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Aleš Ruda, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Development and definition of cartography, types of cartographic products.
  • 2. Geometrical base of cartographic works, projections.
  • 3. Contents of cartographic products, cartographic language.
  • 4. Cartographic interpretation.
  • 5. Generalization and cartometry.
  • 6. Development of Czech and world cartography.
  • 7. National and military state map series.
  • 8. Digital cartography, legislative and institutional security of cartography.
  • 9. Creation, production and publishing of cartographic products, printing of cartographic products.

Exercise

52 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Aleš Ruda, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. State map – work with Geoportal of the Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre and with vector data, import of map frames.
  • 2. State map – construction of one-kilometer grid lines, digital calculation of grid line and map frame intersections.
  • 3. Base Map of the Czech Republic – work with map frames, graphical construction of one-kilometer grid lines, transformation using key of transformation and trigonometric points.
  • 4. Base Map of the Czech Republic – setting and using the dimensioning device.
  • 5. Creation of point cartographic symbols.
  • 6. Work with line symbols and map lettering, using web map services.
  • 7. Vectorization of topographic map in scale 1:25 000.
  • 8. Generalization of topographic map from scale 1:25 000 to 1:50 000.
  • 9. Plotting drawings and control test.