Janis STRAUCHMANIS

Assoc. Professor Janis STRAUCHMANIS Department of Geomatics Riga Technical University Azenes iela 16-109 Riga, LV-1048 LATVIA Phone: + 371 7089263 Fax: + 371 7089263 E-mail: janis.strauhmanis@navigator.lv

Born: June 15, 1944, Riga, Latvia

• Thematic and Special Cartography
• Geomatics
• Economy of  Transport 
• Logistic Management
• History of Cartography

Languages: Latvian, Russian, English, German, Czech

• University of Latvia (Geography), 1965
• Moscow University (Cartography), 1970
• Dr.geogr., Moscow University, 1973
• Dr.habil.hist., University of Latvia, 1997

University of Latvia

• Lecturer, Faculty of Geography,1970-1973
• Associate Professor, 1974-1998
• Dean, Faculty of Geography,1980-1985
• Head of the Department of Economic Geography,1985-1990

Maritime Academy of Latvia –

• Professor of Cartography, 1998 - 2003
• Head of the Scientific Council, 2001 - 2002

Riga Technical University -

• Associate Professor,    1991 - 
• Head of the Department of Geomatics, 2003 -
• Member of Council, Faculty of Building and Civil Engineering, 2003 -
• Member of Scientific Committee, Faculty of Building and Civil Engineering, 2004 -

• Member of Council of the Association of Latvian Scientists
• Vice-president, Latvian Association of the History of Science
• Member, State Council of the Cartography and Geodesy
• Member, Commission of Terminology, Latvian Academy of Sciences
• Member of the Board of the Latvian Association of Surveyors

     

Maritime Academy of Latvia –

• Maritime Logistics  

Riga Technical University -

• Basic Cartography
• Thematic Cartography
• Theoretical Cartography
• History of Cartography

• J.Strauchmanis. The Port of Riga as the Object of Modelling and Simulation. – Applications, Research and Education in the Baltic Area. Research Report Series. 1999, Linkoping, pp.62-65.
• J.Strauchmanis. Ports of Latvia, 2000,  Riga , 87 pp.(in Latvian)
• J.Strauchmanis. Fascinating Cartography, 2001, Riga, 36 pp.(in Latvian)
• J.Strauchmanis. Thematic Cartography, 2002, Riga,  64 pp.(in Latvian)
• J.Strauchmanis. Seaways Geography, 2003, Riga,  166 pp.(in Latvian)
• J.Strauchmanis. Navigational Cartography, 2003, Riga, 62 pp.(in Latvian)
• J.Strauchmanis. Tourist Cartography, 2004,  Riga, 79 pp.(in Latvian)
• J.Strauchmanis. Basic Cartography, 2004, Riga, 109 pp.(in Latvian)

     

Research Projects

• J.Strauchmanis (Head of Project). Cargo Turnover and Cargo Structure of the Port of Riga (1999-2000)

Last update 09.12.2004