Facultative class 2 - introduction to navigation cartography  

Selected elementary concepts of navigation: heading, bearing, line of navigation, declination, deviation, selection of optimum trajectory, determination of position outdoors and indoors. Types of navigation (terestric, astronavigation, satellite, other). Role of cartography in the navigation process. Types and parameters of classic and mobile maps used in land, sea, inland and air navigation: coordinate systems, mapping, scales, content range, data models. Functionality of selected mobile navigation and location applications. Spatial data sources for maps and navigation systems. Selected issues of cartographic presentation on navigation maps and in navigation applications.
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Facultative class 2 - introduction to navigation cartography
English

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