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. We run the engineering course "Geodesy and Cartography" and the MA course "Cartography and Geomatics" and the MA specialization "Cartography and Remote Sensing" in the field of "Geography".
We pursue several research directions. Our mainstream is the geomatic basis for acquiring and managing spatial data as part of the geomatic process. 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 research trend is related to augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR) and their application to the presentation 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.
Regarding web cartography, our research concerns the effectiveness of interactive mapping services and responsive map design (RMD) in the HTML5 standard. We are also extending the usability of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) by examining the user experience with web maps. This translates into developing the principles of map design and human-map interaction, especially for mobile devices. We are also interested in cartography in computer games, in the context of symbols on maps in games, and designing a mini-map.
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 multi-sheet handwritten maps from the 18th century (art history); a multimedia web service for the development of industrial centers since 1820 (cultural landscape) and geomedia (social communication and media studies).
Beata Medyńska-Gulij with Team
Our topics
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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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Professor Beata Medyńska-Gulij |
PhD Paweł Cybulski |
PhD Łukasz Halik |
PhD Tymoteusz Horbiński |
PhD Maciej Smaczyński |
PhD Łukasz Wielebski |
MSc Krzysztof Zagata |
MSc Jakub Zawadzki |