Cartography – MSc Topics
![Aggregation of building footprints](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/mapGen2.png?itok=BHIm_tcX)
To learn a map generalization model for building footprint simplification and aggregation with deep learning, and to proper encode and learn polygon geometries
![Some aspects of story focus.](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/mapstellingstories.png?itok=8pZ9_zQB)
Implementing and testing modifications to existing cartographic means with respect to their ability to tell stories.
![Smart City Dashboard Amsterdam ©Geodan](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/dashboard1.png?itok=8m2nsWjE)
develop conceptual models and practical examples for the implementation of a City Energy Performance Dashboard in the contextual background of energy transition
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The aim of the master thesis is to investigate to what extent the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines by W3C are considered in the state-of-the-art of scientif
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It is widely accepted that information published online should be accessible to potential users with perceptual, cognitive or physical limitations (Kim et al.,
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Human perception and cognition does not supply the map-reader with objective measurements of the visual field, but incorporate various information-processing st
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Artifical Intelligence (AI) revolutionizes many aspects of our digital world. However, the “blackbox” AI might lead to an impact on how users trust maps.
![The UT Train Map](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/travelmap_2.png?itok=pne6RO5l)
Research if and how maps can be used to help people make sustainable decisions about travelling.
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What maps do we need in order to support the concept of the 15-minute-city? This project can be developed in one of several directions.
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The aim of this thesis is advance the state of the art of online geovisualization search
![Arching 3D origin-destination flows.](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/raposo/spider.png?itok=UON1s8xk)
To build an AR or VR application that allows users to explore a generalized 3D origin-destination flow map by having grouped routes “exploded” (i.e., disaggrega
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Artifical Intelligence (AI) revolutionizes many aspects of our digital world. However, the “blackbox” AI might lead to an impact on how users trust maps.
![](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/Picture%201_43.png?itok=ITTHozsn)
In this thesis eventual differences in the action possibilities of using maps based on the affordances of maps in different media should be analyzed.
![Classified LiDAR Point Clouds are challenging to read; Credits: LiangDao](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/pointclouds2.png?itok=R-MvNWCx)
The goal of this thesis is to establish a visualization pipeline for pre-classified point clouds in order to make visual representations of LiDAR data easily un
![An Observable notebook using sophisticated Cartography (cartograms)](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/Observable.png?itok=HfsJTtQ1)
Investigate the potential of notebooks for cartographic education.
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Academic education of the fundamental concepts and methods of cartography is usually done in the class room, often by frontal lectures.
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Assess the usability and value of portraying multi-dimensional, large volume, sensor-derived, dynamic urban data.
![Cartography in the 21st century | CNN, Courtesy Ethel M. Fair Collection (246), Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/kumke2.jpg?itok=RSxXci1b)
In this topic, the possibilities and limitations of the influence of new AI solutions will be examined and researched in order to support and promote cartograph
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The goal of this thesis is to develop a spatial mapping approach for slums toward SDG 11 using urban morphology and topology technique.
![Mixed-reality based labelling.](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/LabelPlacement2.jpg?itok=dJVWZdkp)
The goal of this thesis is to investigate the impact of label placement in mixed reality environments, identifying optimal strategies that enhance spatial knowl
![Visual objects for indoor spatial learning in mixed reality (credit: Liu et al., 2021).](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/spatialLearning2.png?itok=qBs_F8TD)
The goal of this thesis is to quantify the perceived complexity and cognitive load caused by virtual symbol and label density and evaluate their influence on th
![Built-up land in central Dresden as shown in Saxon Mile Sheet 1795 and in OSM 2023](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/Built-up10k.png?itok=H9q19kxY)
Graphic recognition results in class-specific pixel masks calling for transformation into polygons and polylines.
![Dunkel et al. (2023)](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/emotional-2.png?itok=H8bdt8Ho)
The aim of the master thesis is to explore the possibilities of using generative text-to-image diffusion to present one and the same dataset with different emot
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In the coming decades, cities will be among the main areas where the transformation towards a more sustainable society has to take place.
![Pine Forest under drought Stress condition](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/Picture%202_36.png?itok=CCCUL5gx)
To develop interactive maps at different scales (spatial, temporal, and spectral) highlighting the condition and the factors that produce stress in plants resul
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Producing analytics on multidimensional settlement characteristics (intensity, size, access) for evidence-based policy making.
![Active Mobility © so-cycling.nl](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/activemobility.jpg?itok=ZyfKeskZ)
The goal of this thesis is to explore and identify the risk factors of active mobility in urban environments with multi-source data, extract the knowledge there
![Editing interface of OpenStreetMap](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/OSM2.png?itok=ENQF8Hc7)
To analyze user editing patterns, e.g., user focus of geospatial extent, editing frequency.
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Develop and evaluate an instance segmentation approach for the extraction of area features from historical map scans and investigate the scalability.
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Modern smartphone displays have the potential to display highly detailed maps with intricate symbology.
![OpenStreetMap versus Austrian NMA](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/Picture%202_17.png?itok=ygH5bkYg)
Undertake a survey of NMAs to determine recent changes in products and interaction with the open source community.
![Should I turn before or after the next door?](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/Picture%202_2.png?itok=A-QK3Pze)
This thesis aims to incorporate visual effects to facilitate depth perception in Mixed Reality (MR).
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Artifical Intelligence (AI) revolutionizes many aspects of our digital world. However, the “blackbox” AI might lead to an impact on how users trust maps.
![](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/STAC.png?itok=bXQ40Lyr)
The implementation of a STAC wrapper will be conceptualised, implemented, demonstrated and evaluated.
![Source: https://www.eagle.co.nz/blog/nz-vector-basemap-february-update-3-new-styles-released](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/Picture%202_37.png?itok=UpiKW4LS)
Research the use of vector tiles for base layers in thematic mapping.
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This thesis will use existing taxonomies of image schemas to annotate people’s actions during map interaction and build a tool that help make sense of the metap
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To develop a semi-automatic mapping tool able to calculate the snow cover fraction area at a small scale.
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The goal of this research is to a) re-implement two or more classic studies from cartography using modern digital tools; b) to attempt to replicate the findings
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People pay attention to space around them, however, what we focus on depends on our situation, mood, background and reason for which we interact with space.
![Image from Raven Maps, https://www.ravenmaps.com/one-world-1949.html.](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/raposo/one_world_raven.jpg?itok=yEpLnabh)
An orthographic view of a globe is a relatively undistorted view of Earth's geography, but the whole surface cannot be seen synoptically at once: the viewe
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To design and and implement an approach that allow the use of annotations in both paper and online atlases use the strengths of both media.
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The objective of this MSc topic is to devise a method to visualise expertise of people in the specific domain of geoscience.
![PPGIS Survey data structured with mapped spatial and non-spatial data, and links to other geospatial data.](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/utu.png?itok=HJjp8dbm)
PPGIS data is increasingly collected understand location-specific human values, perceptions, behavior, and preferences for future land use and development.
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This thesis will explore means of addressing the gap in automated metadata generation for maps.
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The aim of this thesis is to shed some light on that lead to a positive experience with geodashboards.
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The aim of this MSc research project will be to develop a system that makes it possible – depending on a given combination of data types and/or on a given type
![Two extracts of IGN topographic maps, without embankment line displacement on the left, and with semi-automated process on the right (Touya et al., 2021)](https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/sites/default/files/styles/tiles/public/users/k%C3%B6bben/LineDisplacement.png?itok=vxjyaBmJ)
In the master's thesis, an LSTM autoencoder model is to be developed for the displacement of linear objects using Python and Tensorflow.