Cartography: Thematic Map Design - Rilegato

Dent, Borden; Torguson, Jeff; Hodler, Thomas

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ISBN 10: 0072943823 ISBN 13: 9780072943825

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2008

Riassunto

This introductory textbook introduces students to the different types of map projections, map design, and map production.

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Contenuti:

PART I THEMATIC MAPPING ESSENTIALS
1 Introduction to Thematic Mapping
2 Basic Geodesy, Coordinate Systems, and Scale
3 Map Projections
4 The Nature of Geographic Data and the Selection of Thematic Map Symbols
5 Descriptive Statistics and Data Classification
PART II TECHNIQUES OF QUANTITATIVE THEMATIC MAPPING
6 Mapping Enumeration and Other Areally Aggregated Data: The Choropleth Map
7 The Dot Density Map
8 From Point to Point: The Proportional Symbol Map
9 Mapping Geographic Surfaces: Isarithmic and Three-Dimensional Maps
10 The Cartogram: Value-by-Area Mapping
11 Dynamic Representation: The Design of Flow Maps
PART III DESIGNING THEMATIC MAPS
12 The Map Design Process and the Elements of Map Composition
13 Making the Map Readable: The Intelligent Use of Type
14 Principles for Color Thematic Maps
PART IV MAP PRODUCTION
15 Printing Fundamentals and Prepress Operation for the Cartographer
16 Introduction to Virtual and Web Mapping
PART V EFFECTIVE GRAPHING FOR CARTOGRAPHERS
17 Effective Graphing for Cartographers

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Product Description:

Book by Dent Borden Torguson Jeff Hodler Thomas

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• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0072943823
• ISBN 13: 9780072943825
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 6
• Numero di pagine: 336