Karel Staněk

Selected issues of cartographic communication optimization for emergency centers

Abstract Cartographic communication and support within emergency management (EM) are complicated issues with changing demands according to the incident extent and phase of the EM cycle. Keeping in mind the specifics of each purpose, it is obvious that spatial data used for maps preparation and production must be differently visualized even for the same type of emergency incident (traffic accident, fire, and natural disaster). Context-based cartography is a promising methodology to deal with the changing demands of an operational EM center. An overview of cartographic communication is presented within the context of an operational EM center, activities of particular actors, and map use supporting the incident elimination. The authors of the paper respond to a series of questions, for example: what is the current cartographic support of operational EM in the Czech Republic in Digital Earth conditions? What possibilities are there to improve the cartographic communication? How can contextual cartographic services be implemented in a Web environment and how can the usability of results be tested? The paper gives several examples of the usage of cartographic technologies in map creation for various emergency situations.

Adaptive cartography and geographical education

The article focuses on adaptive cartography and its potential for geographical education. After briefly describing the wider context of adaptive cartography, it is suggested that this new cartographic approach establishes new demands and benefits for geographical education, especially in offering the possibility for broader individual participation in the learning process.

A Map in a Movie – the Role and the Usage.

Kapitola se věnuje použivani map ve filmech. Diskutovany jsou spolecenske aspekty, ktere ovlivňuji podobu mapy ve filmu. Různe přistupy k zobrazovani map ve filmu jsou diskutovany na přikladu mapy z romanu Doly krale Salamouna H.R. Haggarda, který byl několikrat filmově adaptovan.