Z8989 Selected problems of Cartographic Vizualization

Faculty of Science
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Kubíček, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Bc. Zdeněk Stachoň, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radka Báčová, Ph.D., MPA (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Bc. Zdeněk Stachoň, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 13:00–14:50 Z2,01032
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z8989/01: Mon 17:00–17:50 Z1,01001b, R. Báčová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PROGRAM(N-GK)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
After finishing this course students will be able to analyse multivariant geographic data, apply basic cartographic rules and methodologies in selected application domains, and actively used the principles of project management.
Syllabus
  • 1. Definitions 2. User specifies for cartography 3. Examples of data visualization of medical data 4. Cartographic methods 5. Exploratory cartography 6. Czech data sources 7. Worldwide data sources 8. Medical care within spatial data infrastructures
Literature
  • GIS in public health practice. Edited by Ravi Maheswaran - Massimo Craglia. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2004, xi, 308. ISBN 0415306558. URL info
  • CROMLEY, Ellen K. and Sara MCLAFFERTY. GIS and public health. New York, N.Y.: Guilford Press, 2002, xx, 340. ISBN 1572307072. URL info
  • Spatial analysis, GIS, and remote sensing applications in the health sciences. Edited by Donald Patrick Albert - Wilbert M. Gesler - Barbara Levergood. Chelsea, Mich.: Ann Arbor Press, 2000, xi, 217. ISBN 1575041014. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, practical lessons
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, spring 2018, Autumn 2019, Spring 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
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