Thematic cartography and geographic visualization/

Other Authors: Slocum, Terry A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, NJ London: Prentice Hall, c2005
Edition:2η έκδ.
Series:Prentice Hall series in geographic information science
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • History of U.S. academic cartography
  • Statistical and graphical foundation
  • Principles of symbolization
  • Data classification
  • Scale and generalization
  • The earth and its coordinate system
  • Elements of map projections
  • Selecting an appropriate map projection
  • Principles of color
  • Elements of cartographic design
  • Map reproduction
  • Choropleth mapping
  • Isarithmic mapping
  • Symbolizing topography
  • Proportional symbol mapping
  • Dot and dasymetric mapping
  • Bivariate and multivariate mapping
  • Additional techniques
  • Map animation
  • Data exploration
  • Electronic atlases and multimedia
  • Visualizing uncertainty
  • Virtual and mixed environments
  • Ongoing developments