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Elements of cartography / Arthur H. Robinson ..

Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: New York : Wiley, cop. 1995Edition: 6. edDescription: 674 s. ill., kart., tabISBN:
  • 0471555797
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 526 12A
  • 526 21
Other classification:
  • G 250
  • Ny
Contents:
Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. Cartography today -- 2. Nature of cartography -- 3. History of cartography -- Part II: Earth-map relations -- 4. Basic geodesy -- 5. Map projections -- 6. Scale, reference, and coordinate systems -- Part III: Sources of data -- 7. Ground sruvey and positioning -- 8. Remote sensing data collection -- 9. Census and sampling -- 10. Data models for digital cartographic information -- 11. Map digitizing -- Part IV: Data processing -- 12. Image processing -- 13. Digital databases -- 14. Geographic and cartographic database concepts -- 15. Managing large databases -- 16. Data measurement and basic statistical processing -- 17. Geographic information systems -- Part V: Perception and design -- 18. Cartographic design -- 19. Color theory and models -- 20. Color and pattern creation and specification -- 21. Color and pattern use -- 22. Typography and lettering the map -- 23. Map compilation -- Part VI: Cartographic abstraction -- 24. Selection and generalization principles -- 25. Symbolization: feature attributes at points, lines, and areas -- 26. Symbolization: feature attribute volumes -- 27. Portraying the land-surface form -- 28. Multivariate mapping and modeling -- 29. Dynamic/interactive mapping -- Part VII: Map execution and dissemination -- 30. Map reproduction -- 31. Map production -- Appendix A: Federal geographic digital data products -- Appendix B: Data and graphic file formats -- Appendix C: Selected list of mapping software vendors -- Appendix D: Graphic arts photography -- Appendix E: Useful addresses for remote sensing products -- Appendix F: Photo-mechanical map production.
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Includes index

Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. Cartography today -- 2. Nature of cartography -- 3. History of cartography -- Part II: Earth-map relations -- 4. Basic geodesy -- 5. Map projections -- 6. Scale, reference, and coordinate systems -- Part III: Sources of data -- 7. Ground sruvey and positioning -- 8. Remote sensing data collection -- 9. Census and sampling -- 10. Data models for digital cartographic information -- 11. Map digitizing -- Part IV: Data processing -- 12. Image processing -- 13. Digital databases -- 14. Geographic and cartographic database concepts -- 15. Managing large databases -- 16. Data measurement and basic statistical processing -- 17. Geographic information systems -- Part V: Perception and design -- 18. Cartographic design -- 19. Color theory and models -- 20. Color and pattern creation and specification -- 21. Color and pattern use -- 22. Typography and lettering the map -- 23. Map compilation -- Part VI: Cartographic abstraction -- 24. Selection and generalization principles -- 25. Symbolization: feature attributes at points, lines, and areas -- 26. Symbolization: feature attribute volumes -- 27. Portraying the land-surface form -- 28. Multivariate mapping and modeling -- 29. Dynamic/interactive mapping -- Part VII: Map execution and dissemination -- 30. Map reproduction -- 31. Map production -- Appendix A: Federal geographic digital data products -- Appendix B: Data and graphic file formats -- Appendix C: Selected list of mapping software vendors -- Appendix D: Graphic arts photography -- Appendix E: Useful addresses for remote sensing products -- Appendix F: Photo-mechanical map production.

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