Elements of cartography
by
 
Robinson, Arthur Howard, 1915-

Title
Elements of cartography

Author
Robinson, Arthur Howard, 1915-

ISBN
9780471555797

Edition
6th ed.

Publication Information
New York : Wiley, c1995.

Physical Description
674 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Contents
Pt. I. Introduction. 1. Cartography Today. 2. Nature of Cartography. 3. History of Cartography -- Pt. II. Earth-Map Relations. 4. Basic Geodesy. 5. Map Projections. 6. Scale, Reference, and Coordinate Systems -- Pt. III. Sources of Data. 7. Ground Survey and Positioning. 8. Remote Sensing Data Collection. 9. Census and Sampling. 10. Data Models for Digital Cartographic Information. 11. Map Digitizing -- Pt. IV. Data Processing. 12. Image Processing. 13. Digital Databases. 14. Geographic and Cartographic Database Concepts. 15. Managing Large Databases. 16. Data Measurement and Basic Statistical Processing. 17. Geographic Information Systems -- Pt. V. Perception and Design. 18. Cartographic Design. 19. Color Theory and Models. 20. Color and Pattern Creation and Specification. 21. Color and Pattern Use. 22. Typography and Lettering the Map. 23. Map Compilation -- Pt. VI. Cartographic Abstraction. 24. Selection and Generalization Principles.
 
25. Symbolization: Feature Attributes at Points, Lines, and Areas. 26. Symbolization: Feature Attribute Volumes. 27. Portraying the Land-Surface Form. 28. Multivariate Mapping and Modeling.

Subject Term
Cartography.

Added Author
Robinson, Arthur Howard, 1915-

Electronic Access
Table of Contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/onix01/94033102.html


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