Cartography MSc - Curriculum

Subject: Map Projections 2.
Code: ITM-VT2E
Credits: 2
Type of the course Lecture Practical Consultation
Credits 2    
Hourss/week 2    
Testing Exam    
Topics

Azimuthal, cylindrical and conical projections on the ellipsoid
National and international map series on the ellipsoid
Identification of map projections
Measurements on the maps for identification of map projections
Calculation of local and global map distortions
Traditional methods for choosing map projections
The local and global characterization of errors
Minimum-error projections
Graticule rotation transformations
Modern methods for choosing map projections

Literature
  • Karsay F.: Alkalmazott vetülettan, Tankönyvkiadó, Budapest 1974.
  • Stegena L.: Vetülettan. Tankönyvkiadó, Budapest 1988.
Suggested literature
  • Wagner, K.: Kartographische Netzentwürfe. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim 1962.
  • Bugayevskiy, L. M. - Snyder, J. P.: Map projections. Taylor & Francis 1995.
  • Térképvetületek fokhálózati képei

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