Digital Cartography

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Fundamental concepts are taught in theoretical and theoretico-practical classes. Laboratory classes include exercises using maps and geospatial data within CAD and GIS software. Student assessment includes a practical component and a final written exam. The practical component consists of individual course works - started off in class and concluded by the students on their own time - and of a project report. Both practical and theoretical assessment components have equal weight towards the final mark.

Learning Outcomes

The objective of this curricular unit is to provide the necessary training for:

1) Interpretation and usage of geospatial data and maps;

2) Knowledge of cartographic fundamentals on map creation and generalization;

3) Usage of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) to integrate and visualise different sorts of geospatial data and how to undertake basic spatial analysis of those data;

4) Analysing and editing metadata;

5) Awareness of international geostandards.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Fundamental concepts on geographic information and cartographic representation

2. Principles of map creation

3. Cartographic generalization

4. Digital modelling of geospatial data

5. Geographic information systems (GIS)

6. Metadata

7. International standards

Head Lecturer(s)

José Paulo Elvas Duarte de Almeida

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Laboratory work or Field work: 50.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

• Peterson, Gretchen, 2009, GIS Cartography: A Guide to Effective Map Design. Boca Roca. CRC Press.

• Longley, P., Goodchild, M., Maguire, D., Rhind, D., 2015, Geographic Information Science and Systems . John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., Chichester, England.

• Kresse, Wolfgang, Fadaie, Kian, 2004, ISO standards for Geographic Information. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg

• McMaster,B., Shea, K., 1992, Generalization in Digital Cartography. Association of American Geographers.

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

• Monmonier, M., 1996, How to Lie with Maps. The University of Chicago Press. Chicago.