Subject: ‘map’
| May 6, 2011 Cartographic ResourcesCartography, Link LibraryLearn how to really display your spatial information and create well designed, informative maps. Great collection of resources on how to display colors, create an amazing layout, and what information to show. What’s in a Map? What really makes a map? Find out the required elements that should be placed on all maps you make. Principles of Cartographic ... read more August 15, 2007Basics of a MapCartographyA map is almost universally a two-dimensional representation of a piece of three-dimensional space. Only with the advent of modern computer graphics were three-dimensional maps made possible. Maps serve two map functions; they are a spatial database and a communication device. The science of making maps is called cartography. Basic map characteristics tell the reader where an object ... read more |
