Provides an introduction to the use and interpretation of maps, explaining how information is conveyed via maps and including updated information on software/database map sources.
Map Use and Analysis
Description
Table of Contents
Basic mapping processes; map projections; scale and generalization concepts; measurements from maps; route selection and navigation; terrain representation; contour interpretation; topographic features; locational and land-partitioning systems; characteristics of map features - shape and point patterns; characteristics of map features - shape and point patterns; characteristics of map features - networks and trees; qualitative and quantitative information; cartograms and map misuse; special-purpose maps; maps and graphs; remote sensing from airborne platforms; remote sensing from space; computer-assisted cartography; digital geographic information systems; US and Canadian map producers and information sources; foreign maps. Appendices: copyright; magnetic compass use; sources of mapping programs and databases for microcomputers; international map of the world; Earth Science Information Center; map storage and cataloging systems; British national grid.