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Elements of cartography / Arthur H. Robinson [and others].

Published
New York : Wiley, [1995]
Copyright Date
©1995
Physical Description
674 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

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Contents
Cartography today -- Nature of cartography -- History of cartography -- Basic geodesy -- Map projections -- Scale, reference, and coordinate systems -- Ground sruvey and positioning -- Remote sensing data collection -- Census and sampling -- Data models for digital cartographic information -- Map digitizing -- Image processing -- Digital databases -- Geographic and cartographic database concepts -- Managing large databases -- Data measurement and basic statistical processing -- Geographic information systems -- Cartographic design -- Color theory and models -- Color and pattern creation and specification -- Color and pattern use -- Typography and lettering the map -- Map compilation -- Selection and generalization principles -- Symbolization: feature attributes at points, lines, and areas -- Symbolization: feature attribute volumes -- Portraying the land-surface form -- Multivariate mapping and modeling -- Dynamic/interactive mapping -- Map reproduction -- Map production -- Appendixes: A. Federal geographic digital data products -- B. Data and graphic file formats -- C. Selected list of mapping software vendors -- D. Graphic arts photography -- E. Useful addresses for remote sensing products -- F. Photo-mechanical map production.
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ISBN
0471555797 (acid-free)
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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