Cartographic Design and Production

Course Information
TitleΧΑΡΤΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΗ ΣΥΝΘΕΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΉ / Cartographic Design and Production
CodeΒ37
FacultyEngineering
SchoolRural and Surveying Engineering
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorAngeliki Tsorlini
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID20000930

Programme of Study: UPS of School of Rural and Surveing Engineering

Registered students: 63
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Geodesy and SurveyingElective Courses846
Cadastre, Photogrammetry and CartographyCompulsory Courses846
Transportation and Hydraulic EngineeringElective Courses846
Class Information
Academic Year2023 – 2024
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours6
Class ID
600239195
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
  • Β12 THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHY
  • Β28 INTRODUCTORY CARTOGRAPHY
  • Β30 COMPUTER ASSISTED CARTOGRAPHY
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students: 1. Have understood the basic principles, methods and problems of the cartographic process. 2. They can search, evaluate, georeference, transform and homogenize primary cartographic data from different digital and analog sources. 3. Complete the digital compilation of a cartographic product, primary or derivative map, ready for reproduction in multiple copies.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Design and manage projects
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Cartographic perception. Physical structure of the graphic image. Cartographic Data Bases. Basic principles and rules of the cartographic procedure. Automatization of map compilation and production. Principles, problems and optimization of cartographic composition. Selection, evaluation, data preprocessing. sheet composition and graphic symbolization. Paper size standardization. Color and color options. Relief issues. Toponymy and writing rules. Communication features of cartographic composition. Materials and systems of design, production and reproduction. Processes and organization of production, essays, tests, corrections. reproduction technology and map folding. Updates and revisions. Cartographic documentation and archiving.
Keywords
Automatization, reproduction, evaluation, data, documentation and archiving
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Multimedia
  • Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Use of computer, use of opensource software for the construction of maps on GIS software, use of internet.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures13
Laboratory Work26
Project60
Total99
Student Assessment
Description
written exams Elaboration of a project, design and production of a map for a particular area
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Λιβιεράτος Ε., 2013. Ευρωπαϊκή Χαρτογραφία & Πολιτική: Η Περίπτωση της Μακεδονίας, Θεσσαλονίκη: Εκδόσεις Ζήτη
Additional bibliography for study
Μπούτουρα Χ., 2015. Σχεδιασμός, Σύνταξη και Παραγωγή Χάρτη, Θεσσαλονίκη: Εκδόσεις Ζήτη
Last Update
01-03-2024