Elements of Cartography
Published on 31. May 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
690 pages
978-0-471-59948-7 (ISBN)
Description
This revised and updated edition integrates the latest in modern technology with traditional cartographic principles. While providing a solid conceptual foundation in cartographic methodology, the text also introduces advances that have greatly altered cartographic techniques.
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Edition
International 2 Revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
1219 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-59948-7 (9780471599487)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Partial table of contents:; Cartography Today; History of Cartography; EARTH-MAP RELATIONS; Basic Geodesy; Scale, Reference, and Coordinate Systems; SOURCES OF DATA; Ground Survey and Positioning; Remote Sensing Data Collection; DATA PROCESSING; Image Processing; Geographic and Cartographic Database Concepts; Geographic Information Systems; PERCEPTION AND DESIGN; Color Theory and Models; Color and Pattern Use; Typography and Lettering the Map; CARTOGRAPHIC ABSTRACTION; Selection and Generalization Principles; Portraying the Land-Surface Form; Dynamic/Interactive Mapping; MAP EXECUTION AND DISSEMINATION; Map Reproduction; Map Production; Appendices; Index.