Alexander Kent

Landmarks in Mapping

50 Years of the Cartographic Journal

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book brings a flavour of the quality and breadth of the Journal into one volume that spans its history. It includes 16 classic papers from the archive, some of which will be well known to the cartographic community, while others may not be as obvious.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm
• Gewicht: 800g
• ISBN-13: 9781032920252
• ISBN-10: 1032920254
• Artikelnr.: 71625602

Autorenporträt

Kent, Alexander

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Automation in the Preparation of Thematic Maps 3.
Reflections on 'Automation in the Preparation of Thematic Mapping' 4.
Visual Perception and Map Design 5. Reflections on 'Visual Perception and
Map Design' 6. The Map as a Communication System 7. Reflections on 'The Map
as a Communication System' 8. Topographical Relief Depiction by Hachures
with Computer and Plotter 9. Reflections on 'Topographic Relief Depiction
by Hachures with Computer and Plotter' 10. A Knowledge Based System for
Cartographic Symbol Design 11. Reflections on 'A Knowledge Based System for
Cartographic Symbol Design' 12. The Role of the Ordnance Survey of Great
Britain 13. Reflections on 'The Role of the Ordnance Survey of Great
Britain' 14. Line Generalization by Repeated Elimination of Points 15.
Reflections on 'Line Generalization by Repeated Elimination of Points' 16.
Map Design for Census Mapping 17. Reflections on 'Map Design for Census
Mapping' 18. ColorBrewer.org: An Online Tool for Selecting Colour Schemes
for Maps 19. Reflections on 'ColorBrewer.org: An Online Tool for Selecting
Colour Schemes for Maps' 20. Mapping the Results of Geographically Weighted
Regression 21. Reflections on 'Mapping the Results of Geographically
Weighted Regression' 22. Cultures of Map Use 23. Reflections on 'Cultures
of Map Use' 24. Usability Evaluation of Web Mapping Sites 25. Reflections
on 'Usability Evaluation of Web Mapping Sites' 26. Unfolding the Earth:
Myriahedral Projections 27. Reflections on 'Unfolding the Earth:
Myriahedral Projections' 28. Stylistic Diversity in European State 1:50 000
Topographic Maps 29. Reflections on 'Stylistic Diversity in European State
1:50 000 Topographic Maps' 30. Visualization of Origins, Destinations and
Flows with OD Maps 31. Reflections on 'Visualization of Origins,
Destinations and Flow with OD Maps' 32. Reasserting Design Relevance in
Cartography: Some Concepts 33. Reasserting Design Relevance in Cartography:
Some Examples 34. Reflections of 'Reasserting Design Relevance in
Cartography'