| PROFESSIONAL SUBJECTS | |
| TR-c28 | Map editing and design 4 (thematic) |
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IV. grade 1. semester --
Lectures per week: 1+2 --
practice mark --
Credit: 4 Responsible: Márton Mátyás -- Lecturer: Jesús Reyes |
| Detailed description of the subject (theory) | |
| 1. week | Introduction: Traditional and digital thematic map editing |
| 2. week | Sources of thematic maps 1. (base maps in digital form) |
| 3. week | Sources of thematic maps 2. (thematic data in digital form) |
| 4. week | Reference areas and classification in computer aided map design |
| 5. week | Representing discreet and continous themes on static and dynamic maps |
| 6. week | Forming the map sheet |
| 7. week | Test |
| 8. week | Dilemma of automated generalisation: present situation and future perspectives |
| 9. week | Improving thematic representation methods in computer aided map design 1. |
| 10. week | Improving thematic representation methods in computer aided map design 2. |
| 11. week | Representing dynamic themes with modern methods 1. |
| 12. week | Representing dynamic themes with modern methods 2. |
| 13. week | Representing dynamic themes with modern methods 3. |
| 14. week | Consultation |
| 15. week | Written exam |
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| Detailed description of the subject (practice) | |
| 1. week | Inroduction: software used in practice |
| 2. week | 1. exercise: Using pictorial, geometrical signs, with point reference and as areal signs. Using and comparing different intervals. 1. stage: Collection of data, creating legend |
| 3. week | 1. exercise, 2. stage: Comparing and discussing legends |
| 4. week | 1. exercise, 3. stage: Map editing |
| 5. week | 2. exercise: Creating sign and areal cartograms with graphical and GIS
software. 1. stage: Collection of data, creating legend |
| 6. week | 2. exercise, 2. stage: Comparing and discussing legends |
| 7. week | 2. exercise, 3. stage: Map editing |
| 8. week | 3. exercise: Creating point and cartodiagrams with graphical and GIS
software. 1. stage: Collection of data, creating legend |
| 9. week | 3. exercise, 2. stage: Comparing and discussing legends |
| 10. week | 3. exercise, 3. stage: Map editing |
| 11. week | 4. exercise: Creating isochrone map. 1. stage: Working with graphical software |
| 12. week | 4. exercise, 2. stage: Preparing the base map and converting to a GIS application |
| 13. week | 4. exercise, 3. stage: Creating database, representing analyses/themes |
| 14. week | 4. exercise, 4. stage: Importing to graphical software, prepress phase, creating colour separation PDF file. |
| 15. week | Discussion of the results |
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