Cartography curriculum
PROFESSIONAL SUBJECTS
TR-c29 Map editing and design 5 (thematic)
IV. grade 2. semester -- Lectures per week: 0+2 -- practice mark -- Credit: 3
Responsible: Márton Mátyás -- Lecturer: Jesús Reyes
Detailed description of the subject
1. week Introduction: Brief description of software used in practice.
2. week Optimal data exchange formats. Data exchange problems related to maps.
3. week 1. exercise discussion
4. week Creating a point distribution map 1. (Preparing base map in CorelDRAW)
5. week Creating a point distribution map 2. (Transfering to Mapinfo, creating database, representing themes)
6. week Creating a point distribution map 3. (Importing to CorelDRAW, prepress phase, creating colour separation PDF file)
7. week 2. exercise discussion
8. week Creating a pseudo isoline map 1.(Editing isoline mapin CorelDRAW, based on a point distribution map)
9. week Creating a pseudo isoline map 2. (Drawing, prepress phase, creating colour separation PDF file)
10. week 3. exercise discussion
11. weekCreating an animated map 1.
12. weekCreating an animated map 2.
13. weekCreating an animated map 3.
14. weekCreating an animated map 4.
15. week Discussion of the results, analysis and comparison of different solutions
Recommended reading:
  • Dr. Klinghammer I., Dr. Papp-Váry Á.: Tematikus Kartográfia, Tankönyvkiadó, Bp. 1980.
  • Software manuals
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