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KTH / Urban
Planning / Geoinformatics / Courses / GeoVisualization
AG2412 GeoVisualization
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Course
Responsible:
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Takeshi
Shirabe, shirabe@kth.se
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Lecturers:
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Takeshi
Shirabe, KTH Geoinformatics
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Yifang Ban, KTH Geoinformatics
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Teaching Assistant:
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Carrie Wiley, carrie@kth.se
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Course Literature:
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Thematic
Cartography and Geographic Visualization, 3rd Edition, by Terry A. Slocum, Robert B.
McMaster, Fritz C. Kessler, and Hugh H. Howard. Prentice Hall.
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Other Sources:
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Selected
chapters from cartographic literature, selected articles on geographic
visualisation, visual analytics and visual data mining, exploratory data
analysis, augmented and virtual reality, time mapping, etc. will be
provided.
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Prerequisites:
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AG1323 GIS for the Built Environment,
7.5c, or equivalent.
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Course Description
The major objective of this course is to learn principles of cartography
and techniques for visualizing geographic data. On the completion of this
course, students should be able to design analogue and digital maps
involving both static and dynamic geographic data, and to gain critical
thinking skills essential to avoid being misled by cartographic products.
The course consists of 10 lectures and 7 exercises. Lectures cover the
theoretical aspects of geovisualization as well as various application
examples.
The course is given in English.
To pass this course, the students are required to:
- pass all the exercises, including the final project (LAB1: 3c) and
- pass the written exam (TEN1: 4.5c).
The written examination is scheduled for Friday, October 21st, 14-18.
Study Visit
A study visit to the 4D Theatre at the
National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm is scheduled for October 7th. The participation in the study visit is mandatory in order to pass
the course.
Exercises
The course consists of 7 exercises of various lengths, including design
tasks, self-study, and analysis exercises as well as computer labs. The last
exercise will be a geovisualization project.
The computer-based exercises will be held in the GIS Lab, located in the
L-building, Drottning Kristinas Väg 30. Self-study exercises, design exercises and the project need to be done individually.
The report for each exercise needs to be submitted at the latest one week
after the exercise, unless specified differently in the schedule below. If
all reports are submitted on time and approved, the student will recieve
bonus points for the written exam.
Final
project
One of the requirements for this course is for students to design and carry
out their own geovisualization project. More info will be
provided during the course. At the end of the course, students will present their projects to the
class. Presentations are scheduled for Friday, October 14th, 13-17.
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Lecture Schedule (Schedule may change)
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Date / Time
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Place
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Lecture Topic
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Lecturer
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11-08-30 10-12
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L41
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Introduction to Geovisualization
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TS
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11-09-02 10-12
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L43
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Symbolization, Scale, and Generalization
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TS
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11-09-06 10-12
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B22
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Data Classification
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TS
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11-09-09 10-12
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M23
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Mapping Techniques
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TS
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11-09-20 10-12
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TBA
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3D Visualization (Dr. Yifang Ban)
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YB
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11-09-27 10-12
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B22
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Visualizing Continuous Data
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TS
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11-09-30 10-12
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M38
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Visualization Temporal Data
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TS
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11-10-04 10-12
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B22
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Visual Analytics I (Dr. Menno-Jan Kraak)
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MJK
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11-10-04 13-15
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TBA
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Visual Analytics II (Dr. Menno-Jan Kraak)
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MJK
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11-10-07 10-12
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L43
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TBA
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TS
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11-10-11 10-12
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B22
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Conclusion
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TS
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11-10-21
14-18
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L51
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Exam
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Exercises (Schedule may change)
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Date / Time
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Place
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Exercise
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11-08-31 08-10
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GIS Lab
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E1:
Introduction to ArcGIS and Exploring Digital Atlases
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11-09-02 13-17
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GIS Lab
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E2: Designing and Implementing Cartographic Symbols
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11-09-06 13-17
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GIS Lab
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E3: Georeferencing
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11-09-09 13-17
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GIS Lab
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E4: Thematic Mapping
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11-09-16 13-17
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GIS Lab
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Introduction to Final Project
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11-09-23 13-17
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GIS Lab
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E5: Questions from 3D Visualization Lecture
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11-09-27 13-17
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GIS Lab
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E6: 3D Modeling and Google SketchUp
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11-09-30 13-17
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GIS Lab
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E7: Animation
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11-10-07 13-17
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Museiv. 7
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Study visit: 4D Theater, Museum of Science and Technology
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11-10-11 13-17
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GIS Lab
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Final Project Help Session
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11-10-14 13-17
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GIS Lab
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Presentations of the Final Project
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Additional literature:
M. Monmonier, How to Lie with Maps, The University of Chicago Press, 1996
A. M. MacEachren and D.R. Fraser Taylor, Visualization in Modern
Cartography, Pergamon, 1994
A. Brown and W. Feringa, Colour Basics for GIS Users, Prentice Hall, 2003
A. M. MacEachren, How Maps Work – Representation, Visualization and Design,
The Guildford Press, New York, 1995.
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