Multimedia cartography | Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Multimedia cartography (17.GI512)

Native organizations units: Sub-department for Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Geodesy and Geoinformatics (Year: 1, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Geoinformatika
ECTS	6

Application of advanced techniques and methods for visualization of geospace. Creation and visualization of geospatial phenomena and application of multimedia approach in cartographic mapping.

Acquiring knowledge and skills that include understanding of relevant terms from Cartography, Multimedia Cartography and GIS. Development of the ability for modeling of geospatial phenomena and application of tools for advanced creation and visualization of multimedia content.

Definition of multimedia. Definition of Multimedia Cartography. Historical overview of multimedia development. Designing a multimedia map: digitizing text, images and sound. Editing of multimedia content. Standards and protocols for multimedia content transfer. Cartographic visualization in a multimedia environment. Interactive multimedia content. Animations. Multimedia maps on CD and on the Internet. Basics of computer graphics. Modeling and visualization of 3D scenes. Visualization with symbols and photorealistic symbolization. Multimedia cartography and GIS. Location-based services. Multimedia and mobile mapping. Expanded reality. Virtual reality. Real and virtual maps.

Forms of teaching: lectures; computer exercises; active participation; internet; making tasks.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
D.,Kraak, M.-J., Ormeling, F.J.	Cartography: Visualisation of Geospatial Data	2001	London, Addison Wesley Longman	English
Kraak, M.-J., Brown, A.	Web Cartography–developments and prospects	2001	ITC Division of Geoiformatics, Cartography and Visualisation, Taylor & Francis, London, New York. USA	English
Cartwright, W., Peterson, M. P., Gartner, G.	Multimedia Cartography	2007	Springer	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Computer excersise defence	Yes	Yes	30.00
Exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Term paper	Yes	Yes	15.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	30.00
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	20.00