Zum Hauptinhalt springen
Nicht aus der Schweiz? Besuchen Sie lehmanns.de
Für diesen Artikel ist leider kein Bild verfügbar.

Cartography with ArcView GIS Software

Thematic Map Design

Borden D. Dent (Autor)

Media-Kombination
417 Seiten
1998 | 5th Revised edition
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
978-0-07-231932-3 (ISBN)
CHF 139,95 inkl. MwSt
  • Titel ist leider vergriffen;
    keine Neuauflage
  • Artikel merken
Aims to introduce students to the different types of map projections, map design, and map production. Introducing computer cartography, this title includes a CD-ROM, containing 120-day time-limited version of ArcView GIS, including text specific exercises. In addition, a Map Projection Poster is also included.
This introductory textbook introduces students to the different types of map projections, map design, and map production.Cartography is generally a sophomore or junior level course for geography majors and many professors are beginning to introduce computer cartography throughout the course. It includes a CD-ROM, containing 120-day time-limited version of ArcView GIS, including text specific exercises, is packaged free with every text. In addition, a Map Projection Poster is also included free of charge.

Part I: Thematic Mapping Essentials 1 Introduction to Thematic Mapping 2 The Round Earth to Flat Map: Map Projections for Designers 3 Employment of Projections and Thematic Base Map Compilation 4 The Nature of Geographical Phenomena and the Selection of Thematic Map Symbols 5 Preprocessing Geographical Data: Common Measures Useful in Thematic Mapping 6 Cartography and GIS Part II: Techniques of Quantitative Thematic Mapping 7 Mapping Enumeration Data: The Choropleth Map 8 Mapping Point Phenomena: The Common Dot Map 9 From Point to Point: The Proportional Symbol Map 10 Mapping Geographical Volumes: The Isarithmic Map 11 Value-by-Area Mapping 12 Dynamic Representation: The Design of Flow Maps Part III: Designing Thematic Maps 13 The Map Design Process and Total Map Organization 14 Making the Map Readable Through Intelligent Use of Typographics 15 Principles for Color Thematic Maps Part IV: Electronic Map Production 16 Printing Fundamentals and Pre-Press Operations for the Cartographer 17 Digital Map Compilation and Desktop Mapping Part V: Effective Graphing for Cartographers 18 Effective Graphing for Cartographers Appendix A Geographical Tables Appendix B Defining Constants for the 1983 State Plane Coordinate System Appendix C Census Geography Definitions and Census Sources Appendix D Worked Problems Appendix E Map Sources

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.10.1998
Zusatzinfo illustrations, (some colour ) appendices
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 225 x 285 mm
Gewicht 1300 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10 0-07-231932-1 / 0072319321
ISBN-13 978-0-07-231932-3 / 9780072319323
Zustand Neuware
Informationen gemäß Produktsicherheitsverordnung (GPSR)
Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt?
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich