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290179 VO History of Cartography, Part III (2006W)

History of Cartography, Part III

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie

Do 13:00-15:00 Seminarraum d. Inst.; Beginn: 5.10.2006

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Language: German

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- Development of Networks of Control Points (horizontal and vertical)
- Measurement Systems (nonmetric and metric), Development of the Prime Meridian
- Data Acquisition by Detail Measurements (19th and 20th Century), including Development of Photogrammetry
- Methods of Visualisation of Spatial Data (Topographic Data), in particular Relief Representation (19th and 20th Century)
- New Methods of Map Reproduction (Lithography, Chromolithography, Printing by Stone, Offsetprinting)
- the four Austrian Surveys and the Most important Map Series (18th to 20th Century)
- Development of Thematic Cartography (Overview)

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(Tef-W-C9) (Rd-W7) (Kc5)

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