Cartography: Visualization of Spatial Data - Couverture rigide

Kraak, Menno-Jan; Ormeling, F. J.

 
9780582259539: Cartography: Visualization of Spatial Data
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0582259533 ISBN 13 : 9780582259539
Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 1996

Synopsis

This successful introduction to cartography, originally published in Dutch, has been extensively revised and rewritten to incorporate an international focus. The text is designed to assist with the visualization of spatial data, essential for analytical and communication purposes, with new digital techniques. It covers up-to-date technological, conceptual and user-orientated developments, relating to the interface between cartography and GIS.

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Quatrième de couverture

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.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This successful introduction to cartography, originally published in Dutch, has been extensively revised and rewritten to incorporate an international focus. The text is designed to assist with the visualization of spatial data, essential for analytical and communication purposes, with new digital techniques. It covers up-to-date technological, conceptual and user-orientated developments, relating to the interface between cartography and GIS.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Pearson Education Limited
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0582259533
ISBN 13 
9780582259539
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
232
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Pearson
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