Z8116 Theoretical cartography

Faculty of Science
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Karel Staněk, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Karel Staněk, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Karel Staněk, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 16. 2. to Fri 22. 5. Mon 10:00–11:50 Z7,02017a
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
Abstract
At the end of this course, students should be able to: understand the basic problems of theoretical cartography, cartographic paradigmes above all semiotic, cognitive and communicative and deal also with feedback of practice and creative appliances to cartographic theory.
Learning outcomes
- knowledge of basic principles of theoretical cartography - knowledge of basic cartographic paradigms - knowledge of the map definitions development - ability to distinguish practical and theoretical parts of cartography
Key topics
1. Metacartography. 2. Development of cartographic paradigmes. 3. Actual trends incartographic theory. 4. Visual perception and interpretation of maps. 5. Cognitive model of cartography. 6. Theory of cartographic communication. 7. Relation between reality and cartographic symbols. 8. Theory of map using. 9. Cartographic semiotics and linguistics. 10. Cartography as a creative arts. 11. Cartographic profession. 12. Cartography and subserviences of cartographic productions. 13. Cartography and scientific vizualization.
Study resources and literature
  • John Krygier, Denis Wood. Making Maps: A Visual Guide to Map Design for GIS Fourth Edition. The Guilford Press, 2024. ISBN 978-1462556069
  • ECO, Umberto. Teorie sémiotiky. Edited by Marek Sedláček. Vyd. 2., V Argu 1. Praha: Argo, 2009, 440 s. ISBN 9788025701577. info
  • MIKLOŠÍK, František. Teorie řízení v kartografii a geoinformatice. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2005, 262 s. ISBN 8024608707. info
  • PRAVDA, Ján. Mapový jazyk. 2. dopl. vyd. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2003, 104 s. ISBN 8022318094. info
  • MACEACHREN, Alan M. How maps work : representation, visualization and design. New York: The Guilford Press, 1995, xiii, 513. ISBN 0-89862-589-0. info
  • SALIŠČEV, Konstantin Aleksejevič. Projektirovanije i sostavlenije kart. Izd. 2., perer. i dop. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo Moskovskogo universiteta, 1987, 239 s. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
credit proof and 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 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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