Satellite Atlas of the Czech Republic
NOVÄGEK Vitezslav, Institute of Geonics, Branch Brno, Drobného 28, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
KOLEJKA Jaromír, Masaryk University, Kotlárská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
ZALOUDÍK Jiií, Institute of Landscape Ecology, Na sádkách 7, 370 05 C. Budéjovice, Czech Republic
Commission IV, Working Group IV/2 - International Mapping from Space
Key Words: satellite atlas, Czech Republic, conception, contents, cartographic design, false colour composite
Abstract
The atlas completing remains in the shadow among the activities of other cartographic branches including the development
of new methodologies, technologies and results presentations. That is why the goals of the project are as it follows: the
conceptual analysis of the satellite atlas as a whole and also of its parts, the proposal and selection of technological
background available (hardware and software) and applicable under the Czech conditions (both for atlas completing in the
hard copy and electronic versions), the completing of a list of disponible remote sensing data and information, and the desing
of all individual parts of the "Satellite Atlas of the Czech Republic", including graphics and verbal explanations. The knowledge
about the financial costs necessary for completing of the satellite atlas is also an interesting experience could be published.
1. INTRODUCTION
Former Czechoslovakia was one of countries with the best
tradion in the atlas cartography. The consequence of atlases
originated on the territory of Czechoslovakia is counted
among to the world best atlas production and it has influ-
ences in many cases the practice of atlas completing
abroad. The "National Atlas of Czechoslovakia" (published
in 1930s and in 1960s), the "Military Geographical Atlas"
(two editions in 1960s and 1970s) and Slovak national "Atlas
of the Slovak Socialist Republic" (1980) attracted a special
attention in the world. However, many progressive ideas and
technological inovations originated in the Czech lands, the
Czech Republic is one of small number of countries not
having a national atlas. It is an extraordinary exception
among developed countries where our republic wants to be
counted.
New trends have been developed in the present atlas crea-
tion in the world were only partially accepted by the last
Czechoslovak atlases such as the "Atlas of Population and
Housing" (1987) and the "Atlas of the Environment and
Health of the Population of the CSFR" (1992). generaly at
the present time, the recess from the application of tradi-
tional cartographical product such as common maps, carto-
gramms and images is typical on the one hand. On the other
hand, both the 3D models, 2D models - profiles are used
much more then before. Much bigger space in the latest
atlases is given to verbal explanations and pictures (photos)
substituing on some sense the traditional map legends.
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2. BASIC DATA ON PROJECT
Present state overview
The completing of the national, regional and local (e.g.
urban) atlases using by remotely sensed data became a
certain art of fashion in many developed countries (e.g.
Germany, Austria, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Japan). Exam-
ples of proceeded remotely sensed data are a standard part
of new atlases in our country as wella s abroad.
Here it is possible to distiguish basically two main groups of
remote sensing atlases here:
Atlases - regional catalogues of false colour compos-
ites (atlas consists of a set colour images with the same
quality of data presentation and data processing for the area
concerned; topographic maps of the whole territory or of
small areas selected are added exceptionally only), (e.g.
Sperling, Strung, 1970; Heuseler, edit, 1974; Kijenko,
Koval, 1987; Banks, 1989).
Atlases - methodological catalogues of variable or pur-
pose oriented remotely sensed data processing (those
atlases usually do not cover any standard territory, they
follow the idea to show of suitable examples how to process
data to get relevant results, these results are accompanied
usually with thematic maps)(e.g. Bodechtel, Gierloff- Em-
den, 1970; Oledzki, edit., 1988; Brachet, d'Allest, edit,
1989).
Both the atlases will serve the much broader publics then
the present textbooks do. The deeper conceptual project
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