Subject 'General Cartography'

Year:   2008/2009    2009/2010    2010/2011    2011/2012    2012/2013    

Concept and branches of cartography, short history of cartography, concept of a map, map classification and properties, mathematical basis of a map, cartographic projections, map letters, cartographic generalisation, map quality, the production process of a map, more important national maps, copyright in cartography.

The objective of the course is to provide the students knowledge about the representation of the Earth on a plane, maps, about deformations that occur there and the compilation of maps.

Having successfully passed the course the students:
- command necessary basic knowledge about the history of cartography, a map, its properties, mathematical basis of the map, cartographic projections, map letters, cartographic generalisation, production process of a map and map quality.

Lectures, seminars, practical classes, group work, independent work.

Kala, V. 2001. Kartograafia alused, Tallinn, TTÜ

2008: GI  

2007: GI  

2006: GI