Z0119 Thematic cartography and remote sensing

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Milan Václav Drápela, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Milan Václav Drápela, CSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Z0061 Cartography and topography (t)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Object and assiguments of thematic cartography. Map collections and cartographic informative funds. Cartographic interpretation of special thematic map contens. Legends of thematic maps. Value scales, size scales. Advancements and productions of thematic maps, map diagrams and choropleth maps. Groing old of map content and map modernizing. Czech and world map productions, thematic atlases - national, regional and world. Appraising and utilising of maps in scince research. Main rends of thematic map development. Remote Sensing as a source of data for thematic cartography. Historical overview. Specila features of image data, hard copy images and digital images. Principles of spectral signatures and multispectral images Basic types of images Methods of aerial imagery data production, methods of interpretation Satellite systems, multispectral scanners Contemporary satellite systems and its characteristic Principles of thematic mapping using satellite imagery Application of satellite maps in various kinds of human activities.
Literature
  • DOBROVOLNÝ, Petr. Dálkový průzkum Země. Digitální zpracování obrazu. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 208 s. ISBN 8021018127. info
  • CAMPBELL, Ailsa M. Introduction to remote sensing. 2nd ed. London: Taylor & Francis, 1996, xxvii, 622. ISBN 0-7484-0663-8. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003.
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