GIS and Cartography

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Tuition is delivered in both theoretical (TP) and practical (PL) lectures. Course topics are presented and discussed orally over TP lectures; PL classes take place in an IT cluster laboratory – besides elementary exercises in class, students are meant to undertake two course works covering: the design of a generic digital map; the production of a multicoded master map; course works are carried out by the students themselves individually, under the supervision of the regent lecturer though.

Learning Outcomes

This course is designed to cover the overall operational aspects of cartography towards the production of official or certified mapping. In the light of current national and European standards, the main goal is to prepare students for the design and implementation of effective cartographic models using IT means available.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

INTRODUCTION

 1.1 Pertinence of maps; definitions

 1.2 Impact of technological evolution on cartography

 1.3 Integrating technologies

 1.4 Classification of maps

2. CARTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTION

 2.1 Technical phases of the process

 2.2 Scientific phase of the process

 2.3 Cartographic series sectioning

3. CARTOGRAPHIC SYMBOLOGY & TEXT

 3.1 Generalities

 3.2 Symbology

 3.3 Text

4. DIGITAL DATA

 4.1 Storage of digital data

 4.2 Representation of digital data

 4.3 Use of SCN10k in a GIS environment.

Head Lecturer(s)

José Paulo Elvas Duarte de Almeida

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Laboratory work or Field work: 25.0%
Exam: 75.0%

Bibliography

MATOS, J.L. (2008): Fundamentos de Informação Geográfica (5ª. ed.). Edições Lidel.

 

ROBINSON, A. H. [at al.] (1995): Elements of Cartography (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.