103-0153-AAL Cartography II
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2020 |
| Lecturers | L. Hurni |
| Periodicity | every semester recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. |
| Abstract | Theory and mathematical basics of the cartographic visualisation of attributed geo-objects for static and interactive maps (with exercises). |
| Learning objective | The course offers first computer graphics and mathematical basics and concepts of cartography. The accompanying exercises introduce further cartographic and GIS software, programming libraries for cartographic visualisation purposes. It is shown how web browsers, text editors and scripting languages can be used to develop efficient tools for cartographic data processing, design, and visualisation. |
| Content | - Cartographic workflow, data types, data capturing, data sources and legal aspects. - Introduction to QGIS, ArcGIS and OCAD for cartographic applications. - Data types: Analytical and visualisation processes in cartography. - Colour management and pre-press processes. - Web maps using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG and Canvas 2D. - Interaction with diagrams and maps. - Libraries and APIs for cartographic applications. |
| Lecture notes | Will be distributed module by module |
| Literature | - References and other materials will be distributed by the supervisors. - Students are requested to contact the supervisors in advance for detailed instructions. |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Cartography Fundamentals or similar introduction courses in Cartography. |