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Synopsis
This revised and updated edition integrates the latest in modern technology with traditional cartographic principles. While providing a solid conceptual foundation in cartographic methodology, the text also introduces the very latest advances that have greatly influenced cartographic techniques. The new edition reflects the increasing importance of cartography as the basis for further geographical study, the text has been updated throughout and chapters on the latest developments in cartography have been integrated. There is also a more widespread emphasis on multimedia and the web.
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About the Author
Menno-Jan Kraak is professor in Geovisualization at ITC, The International Institute of Geo-information Sciences and Earth Observation in Enschede, The Netherlands.
Ferjan Ormeling is professor in Cartography at the Faculty of Geographical Sciences at Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
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The new edition of this best-selling textbook reflects the increasing importance of cartography as the basis for geographical analysis. The book has been thoroughly updated, and is further enhanced through integration of the latest developments in cartography in chapters on atlases and geovisualization.
The text places particular emphasis on the role of maps in the geospatial data infrastructure, and its link to multimedia and the web.
FEATURES
* New chapters on atlases and geovisualization, integrating the latest developments in cartography.
* Four, full-colour plate sections.
* Clear, concise writing style.
* Superb range of highly effective explanatory diagrams.
* Examples based on real-world cases, international in scope, and directly relevant to current studies.
* A comprehensive and up-to-date overview of a fast-moving subject that includes: 3D, animation, electronic atlases, data analysis and exploration, as well as multimedia and virtual reality.
Menno-Jan Kraak is professor in Geovisualization at ITC, The International Institute of Geo-information Sciences and Earth Observation in Enschede, The Netherlands.
Ferjan Ormeling is professor in Cartography at the Faculty of Geographical Sciences at Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Both authors are active researchers and have published widely.
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- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0273722794
- ISBN 13 9780273722793
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number3
- Number of pages248
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