| Subject: |
Map designing-editing |
| Code: |
ITM-TSZT |
| Credits: |
5 |
| Type of the course |
Lecture |
Practical |
Consultation |
| Credits |
1 |
4 |
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| Hourss/week |
1 |
2 |
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| Testing |
Exam |
Practical |
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| Topics |
Theory:
- Theoretical background of planning general maps.
- The role of maps as graphical means in visualization and orientation
- Beginnings of map design
- Technical symbols, base materials
- The map and map content
- The "spirit" of maps, generalization
- Relief representation, planimetry
- Geographical names
- Typography in cartography
- Map esthetzics, map errors
Practice:
- Practicing the cartographic design of general maps. The step-by-step understanding of map making, the related background knowledge and the related auxiliary sciences and disciplines.
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| Literature |
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| Suggested literature |
- Klinghammer–Papp-Váry: Földünk tükre a térkép. Gondolat, Budapest, 1983
- Irmédy-Molnár: Térképalkotás. Tankönyvkiadó, Budapest, 1970
- Zentai: Számítógépes térképészet. ELTE Eötvös Kiadó, Budapest, 2000
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