Basic Cartography: Exercise Manual
For Students and Technicians
Published in January 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
298 pages
978-1-85166-590-7 (ISBN)
Description
Professional cartography is essentially a practical discipline, and it is impossible to become adept in the necessary skills merely by reading textbooks. It was decided, therefore, that the two volume work Basic Cartography for Students and Technicians should have an accompanying exercise manual.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 298 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
975 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85166-590-7 (9781851665907)
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R. W. Anson | F. J. Ormeling
Basic Cartography: For Students and Technicians; Exercise Manual
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10/2013
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€54.95
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Content
The History of Cartography. Cartographic history of the student's country. The effect of social and cultural factors on cartography. Angle of viewing the earth in maps. Eastern asian cartography. Component analysis of old maps. Mathematical Cartography. The map scale. Earth shape, grid and graticule. Tangent projection systems. Secant projection systems. An equalarea cylindrical projection. 6. An equalarea pseudoconical projection. Planispheres. Planispheres and their deformations. Interrupted projection systems. The quintuple projection. Theory of Cartographic Expression and Design. Generalisation. Isolines. Fixed value dot mapping. Data representation using proportion symbols. Flowlines. Movement expressed by arrows. Choropleth mapping. Proportional shading. Triangular graphs. Dasymetric mapping. Techniques of Map Drawing and Lettering. Representation of settlements. Line construction. Map lettering. Map lettering. Hill shading using an airbrush. Creation of a colour solid. Scale transfer. Parallel lines and roads. Simple and complex symbols. Map Reproduction Techniques. Exercise on map production techniques. Topographic Cartography. Map orientation. Production of a topographic map at 1:200,000. Production of a general map at 1:500,000. Hydrography. Relief representation I. Relief representation II. Relief representation III. Map Compilation and Generalisation. Generalisation of topographic map detail. Drawing a city plan. Drafting of a road map. Drawing a leisure map. Preliminary layout. Differentiation of linear features. Generalising boundaries. The generalisation of various features. Name placement. Map legend specification. Thematic Cartography. Coal transportation. Urban accessibility map. Arable crop typology. Demographic map. Population density map. Editing an agricultural map. Mapping transportation. Computer-Assisted Cartography. Digitising. Formulating a logic for a CAC routine. Computer-assisted plotting. Combining conventional and cartography. Change of projection. CA topographic sheet compilation. Thematic scaling and generalisation. Compiling a CA thematic atlas. Developing a CAC system.