Cartographic Methods
Cartographic Methods

Author: George Richard Peter Lawrence

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13:

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"This second edition of a well-established textbook provides an introduction to the wide range of skills employed in making and using maps. Starting with the essentials of all cartography -- scales and location -- Cartographic Methods treats in turn the main features of both topographic and thematic mapping. Attention is also paid to some of the special problems faced by the cartographer, for instance in materials, equipment and techniques. The author considers the map as a medium of communication, and suggests methods for analysis and interpretation. Examples have been drawn from map series of several countries to supplement the many illustrations specially prepared for this new edition." -- Publisher's description

Why North is Up
Why North is Up

Author: Mick Ashworth

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781851245192

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Many people have a love of maps. But what lies behind the process of map-making? How have cartographers through the centuries developed their craft and established a language of maps which helps them to better represent our world and help users to understand it? This book tells the story of how widely accepted mapping conventions originated and evolved--from map orientation, projections, typography, and scale, to the use of color, symbols, ways of representing relief, and the treatment of boundaries and place names. It charts the fascinating story of how conventions have changed in response to new technologies and ever-changing mapping requirements, how symbols can be a matter of life or death, why universal acceptance of conventions can be difficult to achieve, and how new mapping conventions are developing to meet the needs of modern cartography. Why North is Up offers an accessible and enlightening guide to the sometimes hidden techniques of map-making through the centuries.

Thematic Cartography, Cartography and the Impact of the Quantitative Revolution
Thematic Cartography, Cartography and the Impact of the Quantitative Revolution

Author: Colette Cauvin

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-01-24

Total Pages: 427

ISBN-13: 1118586948

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This series in three volumes considers maps as constructions resulting from a number of successive transformations and stages integrated in a logical reasoning and an order of choices. Volume 2 focuses on the impact of the quantitative revolution, partially related to the advent of the computer age, on thematic cartography.

Exploring Your World
Exploring Your World

Author:

Publisher: National Geographic Society

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 608

ISBN-13: 9780870447266

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A family reference work containing alphabetically arranged articles, with charts, maps, and photographs, covering physical and human geography.

Observing Our Environment from Space - New Solutions for a New Millennium
Observing Our Environment from Space - New Solutions for a New Millennium

Author: Gerard Begni

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2021-05-31

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 1000446727

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This work reflects preoccupations with the threats posed to our environment due to climatic factors, major and natural hazards of all kinds and demographic influences. Topics covered include land surface processes, coastal zones and atmospheric risks.