Visualization of geospatial data | Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Visualization of geospatial data (17.GIAU04)

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

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Computing and Control Engineering (Year: 1, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Geoinformatika
ECTS	6

To acquire basic and applied knowledge in the field of Geodesy, Geomatics and Geoinformatics. To acquire basic and applied knowledge in the field of Virtual GIS atlases. 2D and 3D visualization of gespatial data

Acquired knowledge is used in professional courses, as well as in the recognition and in solving the engineering problems.

Lectures: Cartographic fundamentals; Visual variables: spacing, size, orientation, shape, arrangement, height, hue, value, saturation; Mapping discrete features; Treatment of continuous surfaces; Introduction to thematic mapping; Statistical mapping; Space-time visualization and 3D visualization; Introduction to multimedia and web cartography; Data models and data formats; Model based visualization; Standardization and formats KML, VRML, GEOVRML, CITYGML; WEBGL, glTF; Cartographic visualization for Web, SLD; Virtual globes; Virtual reality - VR and augmented reality - AR; Smart cities; Map mashups; Volunteered geographical information.

Teaching methods include lectures, computer practice, consultations , independent and guided work on obligatory assignments. Prerequisites: obligatory tasks, during the teaching process. Examination - knowledge evaluation: final examination in oral form.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Kraak, M. J., & Ormeling, F.	Cartography: visualization of spatial data	2011	Guilford Press	English
Kolbe, T. H., Gröger, G., & Plümer, L. (2005)	Interoperable access to 3D city models. In Geo-information for disaster management	2005	Springer Berlin Heidelberg	English
Slocum TA, McMaster RB, Kessler FC & Howard HH	Thematic Cartography and Geovisualization, 3rd edition	2009	Pearson / Prentice-Hall	English
Jiang, B., & Li, Z.	Geovisualization: design, enhanced visual tools and applications.	2013	The Cartographic Journal	English
MacEachren, A. M., & Taylor, D. R. F. (Eds.)	Visualization in modern cartography	2013	Elsevier	English