student story Archives – Cartography M.Sc.

Student story: A summer school in a future farm city in the south of Vienna.

Choosing what to do during the summer break is a challenge and a big decision for every student in the Cartography Master. While a break is more than needed and deserved, three months of holidays soun...

Student story: Cartography M.Sc. students participated at the International Cartographic Conference 2021 in Florence, Italy

The 30th International Cartographic Conference took place in December 2021 in Florence, Italy. For the first time, the conference was organized in a hybrid format. Despite the pandemic circumstances...

Student story: My summer working with the British Red Cross’s International Family Tracing team

I spent my summer working with the British Red Cross’s (BRC) International Family Tracing team. The team supports enquirers in their search for family members that they have lost contact with. Many ...

Student story: My Internship at Alcatel Submarine Network

Who has ever thought that our internet connection, phone calls and favorite TV show on Netflix were dependent on cables laying under the sea? Contrary to the common thought, more than 90% of our commu...

Alumni story: 3D Web maps and my cartographic experiences after graduation

Six years ago, I completed the Master in Cartography. Looking back at those student times, great memories come to my mind: interesting lectures (my favorite ones were web cartography and scientific vi...

Student story: Woodworking maps

I have always dreamt about working with wood! No matter if you are inept-handed, the new technologies such as laser cutter can give you all the necessary tools to get started. You can say to the machi...

Student story: MakerSpace for making maps

Cartography M.Sc. students Michael Hallett and Luke Harvey came up with a challenging idea for their Mapping project this winter semester – creating a 3D printed model of one of the most beautif...