„An image tells more than one thousand words“
Maps are partners of human beings since their early days. They assist us to develop a concept of our world, but in the same time they obviously influence our view of the world. Recent concepts of a map see it as a visual interface in the analysis of geo-data and as a media for (carto-)graphic communication of spatial phenomena. Research and education at the Institute of Cartography under the direction of Professor Dirk Burghardt is positioned between classical cartography and interactive geo-visualisation. The staff of the Institute of Cartography offers modules for the bachelor programmes „Geodesy und Geo-information” and „Geography“. Cartographic specialisation is based on our modules for the master programme “Geoinformation Technology” and the English-taught international Erasmus+ master programme “Cartography”. The latter is a joint programme of TU München, TU Wien, TU Dresden and Twente University.
© Mathias Gröbe
Institute of Cartography
A map acts as visual interface for the interactive exploration and analysis of geodata and as a means of communication of space-related phenomena in our present understanding. Education and research at the Institute of Cartography under direction of professor Dirk Burghardt span the wide range between classic cartography and interactive geo-visualisation. Teaching modules for the bachelor programmes “Geodesy and Geoinformation” and “Geography” are the basic offers of the Institute of Cartography. On a more specialised level cartography is taught for the master programmes “Geoinformation Technology” and for the Erasmus+ master programme “Cartography”. The latter is an international programme, which is completely offered in English and organised and implemented in cooperation between TU Munich, TU Vienna, Twente University and TU Dresden.