Department of Cartography and Geomatics

Introduction

Welcome to the Department of Cartography and Geomatics

The Department of Cartography and Geomatics was established on February 1, 2010. Its work involves research related to cartography, geomatics, topography, geodesy, and geomedia, as well as lectures in those fields. The department operated on the engineering course Geodesy and Cartography and the MA course Cartography and Geomatics.

We pursue several research areas. Our important  area is the geomatic basis for acquiring and managing spatial data as part of the geomatic process. We focus on   obtaining desktop and sensor data (official database, cloud point, scanning, LIDAR, drone).

Another research direction is cartographic visualization and geovisualization of spatial accessibility and spatial behavior. This includes conducting user research to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, and usability of various graphic and technological solutions. We also deal with animated cartography and the presentation of dynamic spatial-temporal data. In developing the principles of cartographic design, we make use of empirical research in the field of map perception. For this purpose, we use eye tracking devices and online surveys.

Another our important area is immersive geovisualisation – related to augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR) and their application to the representation of geographical space. As part of this trend, we research the possibility of implementing multi-resolution spatial databases to HMD immersive systems. The result is the creation of models of spatial behavior in virtual reality integrated with topographic mapping. We are also interested in gaming cartography in the context of designing a mini-map and creation of city games. Base on game engine we create immersive reconstructions in virtual cultural heritage for medieval stronholds and historical fortresses.

We also deal with the history of cartography, in particular with the issue of the development and evolution of cartographic principles. Interdisciplinary research is carried out in many of our projects: preattentive attributes of dynamic point symbols in the quantitative mapping (psychology); visualization of the European topographic space on old manuscript maps (art history); wind mills in historical topography (economic history), retrogressive land use method for permanent areas and changes in forests, grasslands, and wetlands (ecology) and geomedia (social communication and media studies).

Beata Medyńska-Gulij with Team

Our topics

Books

	Beata Medyńska-Gulij, David Forrest and Paweł Cybulski: Multimedia Cartography 2022, MDPI, Basel, 276. ISBN 978-3-0365-3680-4 (Hbk) ISBN 978-3-0365-3679-8 (PDF)		Beata Medyńska-Gulij: Cartography and Geomedia 2021, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa, 286. ISBN: 978-83-01-21554-5 (in Polish)
	Łukasz Wielebski: Cartographic Visualization in Emergency Services 2019, Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Poznań, 116. ISBN: 978-83-7986-223-8 (in Polish)		Beata Medyńska-Gulij and Tadeusz J. Żuchowski: European Topography in Eighteenth-Century Manuscript Maps 2018, Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Poznan, 215. ISBN: 978-83-7986-204-7 download free private copy
	Dariusz Lorek, Frank Dickmann, Beata Medyńska-Gulij, Nils Hannemann, Paweł Cybulski, Łukasz Wielebski, Tymoteusz Horbiński: The cultural and landscape development of Polish and German industrial centeres 2018, Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Bochum-Poznań, 96. ISBN: 978-83-7986-195-8		Beata Medyńska-Gulij: Cartography. Principles and Applications of Geovisualisation 2015, 2017, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa, 228. ISBN: 978-83-01-18328-8 (in Polish) with a foreword by the President of the International Cartographic Association
	Paweł Cybulski: Impact of Visual Suggestiveness on Noticing Changes by a User of Animated Map 2017, Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Poznań. ISBN 978-83-7986-159-0 (in Polish with summary in English)		Łukasz Wielebski: Cartographic Visualisation of Spatial Accessibility in a Monocentric Model 2015, Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Poznań, 135. ISBN: 978-83-7986-073-9 (in Polish with summary in English)
	Łukasz Halik: The graphical variables of point symbols in mobile Augmented Reality system 2014, Zakład Kartografii i Geomatyki UAM, Poznań, 181. ISBN: 978-83-938868-2-1 (in Polish with summary in English)		Beata Medyńska-Gulij: Cartography and Geovizualisation 2011, 2012 re-print, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa, 216. ISBN: 978-83-01-16716-5 (in Polish)
	Beata Medyńska-Gulij: Graphic Design Techniques on Maps from World Atlases 1570-1662 and Their Influence on the Creation of Cartographic Principles 2011, Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Poznań, 105. ISBN: 978-83-62662-92-0