Thematic Cartography for the Society [Paperback]

Thematic Cartography for the Society is prepared on the basis of the best 30 papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Cartography and GIS held in Albena, Bulgaria in 2014.

The aim of the conference is to register new knowledge and shape experiences about the latest achievements in cartography and GIS worldwide. At the same time, the focus is on the important European region - the Balkan Peninsula. The following topics are covered: User-friendly Internet and Web Cartography; User-oriented Map Design and Production; Context-oriented Cartographic Visualization; Map Interfaces for Volunteered Geographic Information; Sensing Technologies and their Integration with Maps; Cartography in Education. Focus on user-oriented cartographic approaches.

User-Friendly Internet and Web Cartography.- Open Data Platform for Data Integration, Visualisation and Map Design.- A Web-Oriented Geoinformation System Application for Forest Fire Danger Prediction in Typical Forests of the Ukraine.- An Integrated Web Mapping Solution to Assess the Effect of SLR on the Northern Coast of EGYPT  EGSLR.- Heattile, a New Method for Heatmap Implementations for Mobile Web-based Cartographic Applications.- User-Oriented Map Design and Production.- Designing Simple and Complex Animated Maps for Users from Different Age Groups, Employing the Appropriate Selection of Static and Dynamic Visual and Sound Variables.- Optimising the Selection of a Number of Choropleth Map Classes.- Elaboration of the Technology for Development of Planning Freedom Maps Using GIS Tools.- The Solution of Massive Tasks in GIS Exemplified by Determining Terrain Surface Types above Gas Pipelines in the Czech Republic.- Approaches to Infrastructure Provision of Spatial Water-ecological Data on the Ob` River Basin Systems.- Cartography and Geovisualisation Techniques in the Exploratory Study of Geodiversity: Almeria Case Study.- The Geographical Size of a Country and Methods for Itslc³