Essays about: "Kartografi"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the word Kartografi.
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1. Automatic Detection of Low Passability Terrain Features in the Scandinavian Mountains
University essay from KTH/Geodesi och satellitpositioneringAbstract : During recent years, much focus have been put on replacing time consuming manual mappingand classification tasks with automatic methods, having minimal human interaction. Now it ispossible to quickly classify land cover and terrain features covering large areas to a digital formatand with a high accuracy. READ MORE
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2. A Graph-Based Approach to Procedural Terrain
University essay from KTH/Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT)Abstract : Procedural terrain generation is a field that handles procedural, not by hand, generated realistic looking terrain for use in simulations, video games, movie special effects or art. It allows for creation of vast and far more detailed terrain than humans can create by hand. In this paper a new method for procedural terrain generation is presented. READ MORE
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3. The Road in the Park : Ideology and State power during the 20th century seen through Maps of the Swedish subarctic Abisko
University essay from Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudierAbstract : The scope of this thesis is to show how the use of maps in political and scientific arguments functions as a mediator between ideological discourse and the physical landscape. This is done by studying three maps displaying the same geographical region but from different times and with different motifs. READ MORE
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4. Jarðnæði; Tranquil Terra
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : “Jarðnæði; Tranquil Terra” is a meditation on the relationship between the dwelling and the dramatic ever-changing landscapes of the rural Icelandic countryside. The project is anchored in a place with a long and complex history and with a profound relationship with its landscapes - a place of wandering churches, lifesaving shipwrecks, growing houses, teeth in the ground, paths lined with crosses to protect against the ghosts and other dark creatures. READ MORE
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5. Vad är en karta? – dess utveckling, användning och syften
University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)Abstract : Kartor har använts inom en lång rad olika områden och för olika syften, allt från antikens vetenskapliga och filosofiska användning till militära syften under historiens krigstider. Det är just syftet med en karta som utgör grunden till hur den utformas. READ MORE