Connections and Content: Reflections on Networks and the History of Cartography - Couverture souple

Monmonier, Mark

 
9781589485594: Connections and Content: Reflections on Networks and the History of Cartography
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ISBN 10 : 1589485599 ISBN 13 : 9781589485594
Editeur : Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S., 2019

Synopsis

Behind every great map is a network and behind every great network is a map.

In Connections and Content: Reflections on Networks and the History of Cartography, cartographic cogitator Mark Monmonier shares his insights about the relationships between networks and maps. Using historical maps, he explores:

  • Triangulation networks that established the baselines to set a map’s scale
  • Astronomical observations, ellipsoids, geodetic arcs, telegraph networks, and GPS constellations that put latitude and longitude on the map
  • Cartographic symbols that portray a diverse range of network features
  • Survey networks used to situate and construct canals, railways, roads, and power lines
  • Postal and electronic networks that created and disseminated weather maps, and
  • Topological networks that underlie modern census enumeration and satellite navigation systems.

Connecting the past to the present via maps and reflection, Monmonier continues his contribution to cartographic scholarship by exploring the network's power as a unifying concept for understanding and using maps. 

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À propos de l?auteur

Mark Monmonier is Distinguished Professor of Geography at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He is the author of twenty books, including How to Lie with Maps, and was editor of Cartography in the Twentieth Century, the million-word encyclopedia published as volume 6 in the History of Cartography series. His awards include the American Geographical Society’s O. M. Miller Medal (2001), the German Cartographic Society’s Mercator Medal (2009), and induction into URISA’s (Urban and Regional Information Systems Association) GIS Hall of Fame (2016).

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Éditeur
Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S.
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1589485599
ISBN 13 
9781589485594
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
290
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Personne responsable
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