Publication details
Cartography and GIS - Training School for Teachers in Geography
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| Year of publication | 2008 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | 5th International Conference on Geographic Information Systems, Proceedings |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Earth magnetism, geography |
| Keywords | Cartography; GIS; training school; geography teachers. |
| Description | The teachers need such education because of very fast development of technology and information science. The programme of the training school is presented by 6 to 8 lessons including electronic atlases, work on GIS, cartographic methods for visualisation and others. Special topics about introduction of ICA (International Cartographic Association) and Barbara Petchenic Competition are also included. Sources for school organisation and realisation are proposed and discused. Thematic developments and details in some topics are presented in the report. Special topics about Electronic altases and Map projektions in GIS as well as cartography in early warning and in crises situations are presented more detailed. |
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