Erasmus MSc. Cartography - Research Topics

These days simple tools exist that allow everyone to make maps, and subsequently use social media to disseminate the maps, with can reach millions.

Annotations in an interactive atlas environment will support the user to execute atlas tasks, and help them to better understand what they see in respect to the (carto)graphic representations used,

Data (of any kind) relating to geographic entities such as municipalities, provinces or countries (which may be available for different moments in time), can be represented through maps, but also t

Origin-Destination (OD) flow maps are a popular topic in contemporary cartographic and GIS research because they may show interesting spatio-temporal patterns, but are difficult to render legibly.

Individuals and the organisations in which they work need to cooperate in projects and research to withstand an increasing competition.

This project will have the student build multi-globe visualizations in one or more mediums: on desktop computer screens, in virtual reality or augmented reality.

Why are maps not often used in railway planning apps? What is the (potential) role of maps in railway journey planners, and what do users need?

Interactive computational notebooks are browser-based tools that support shared workflows, coding, data, and visualisations.