1. Accessibility of Buildings in the
University of West Bohemia – the
Example of a Thematic Map on the
Internet
Otakar Čerba
University of West Bohemia, Plzeň, Czech Republic
Catocon 2013, Olomouc, Czech Republic

2. Outline
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Introduction
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Data
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Technologies
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Map description
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Future steps
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Conclusion

3. Introduction
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Cooperation of the Geomatics section and the
Center for Consulting and Support Services

4. Data
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Thematic layers – plan of buildings, terrain
survey, evaluation by students
Data model – <object> and <institution>

5. Background Maps

6. Symbols
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Basic properties of buildings
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Rough design by users
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Respect to conventions of
the target group
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Contrast and bold colours
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Attractiveness

7. Technologies & Standards
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Data processing – XSLT templates (data
transformation and front-end development)
XSLT processor (standards – XSLT, XPath,
XML Namespaces)
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Leaflet – map client (Javascript library)
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HTML 5 & CSS

8. Changes
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OpenLayers → Leaflet – more comfortable,
faster, ready for mobile solutions
KML → GeoJSON – serialization, relation to
Leaflet

10. Menu
Zooming
Basic
information
Layers
Links to
detail
information
Legend

13. Future Steps
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More data and information
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Design improvements & Data updating
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RUIAN
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Contrast scheme
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Multimedia (audio recordings)
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I-space (description of rooms, corridors, technical
facilities, routes recommendations...)
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Links to external data (e.g. public transport)
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Multilinguality

14. Conclusion
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A tool supporting integration
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Map as a communication tool
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Role of cartographer
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Non-proprietary technologies
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VGI principles
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LOD principles
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Further development based on users' requirements

15. Thank you for your attention
http://cz.linkedin.com/in/otakarcerba/
This work (article, contribution, study etc.) was supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), project “NTIS – New Technologies for the Information
Society”, European Centre of Excellence, CZ.1.05/1.1.00/02.0090.
This action is realized by the project EXLIZ – CZ.1.07/2.3.00/30.0013, which is co-financed by the European Social Fund and the state budget of the Czech Republic.