ZeC006 Field Practice of Cartography

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Nikola Koktavá (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Darina Mísařová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Denisa Simerská (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Darina Mísařová, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Objectives of field practice: • get acquainted with various approaches and methods of cartographic creation, review and practically apply the principles in creating a map • orientate in unknown terrain (using topographic map, compass, GPS) • learn to determine and draw the marching angle of the route using a compass and process a topographic sketch • learn the basics of field mapping in creating a topographic and thematic map - landuse • evaluate landscape change during field research - use geoinformation technologies in the field
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, there will be students - Orientation in the field according to the map, compass and GPS, including the use of maps for orienteering - perform thematic mapping in the field and prepare a thematic map (landuse) - process a topographic map from various sources, including field research - be able to practically use mobile field applications
Syllabus
  • - orientation in the field according to the map - thematic mapping and processing of the Landuse map - work with GPS, compass, mobile field applications - creation of a topographic map from various sources - panoramic sketch and other partial cartographic activities - presentation of results
Literature
    required literature
  • Náhradní obsah: Bláha, J. D. (2017). Vybrané okruhy z geografické kartografie. Univerzita J. E. Purkyně, Ústí nad Labem
  • MÍSAŘOVÁ, Darina, Hana SVOBODOVÁ, Vendula MAŠTEROVÁ, Radek DURNA, Jan HERCÍK, Petr ŠIMÁČEK, Hana ŠVEDOVÁ and Petr KUBÍČEK. Koncepce rozvoje geoinformačních dovedností ve výuce na základních a středních školách (The Concept of development of geoinformation skills in teaching at primary and secondary schools). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2021, 67 pp. ISBN 978-80-280-0010-3. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M280-0011-2021. URL info
  • MIKLÍN, Jan, Radek DUŠEK, Luděk KRTIČKA and Oto KALÁB. Tvorba map. Vydání první. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2018, 299 stran. ISBN 9788075990174. info
    not specified
  • VOŽENÍLEK, Vít. Aplikovaná kartografie. 2. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2001, 187 s. ISBN 802440270X. info
  • KAŇOK, Jaromír. Tematická kartografie. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita Ostrava, 1999, 318 s. ISBN 8070427817. info
  • Terminologický slovník geodézie, kartografie a katastra. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Úrad geodézie, kartografie a katastra Slovenskej republiky, 1998, 539 s. ISBN 80-88716-36-5. info
  • ČAPEK, Richard, Miroslav MIKŠOVSKÝ and Ludvík MUCHA. Geografická kartografie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1992, 373 s. ISBN 8004251536. info
Teaching methods
exercises, teaching in the field outside Brno, all according to the current situation
Assessment methods
Requirements for obtaining credit: • active work during the whole field exercise • teacher-recognized outputs from partial activities
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 16 hod.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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