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Title:
Thematic cartography and geographic visualization
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 2005
ISBN:
9780130351234
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This text bridges the evolution in cartography by presenting both traditional methods and recently developed cartographic techniques. It provides methods for symbolizing and visualizing spatial data, from the traditional methods that presume a communication model to computer-based techniques that provide a means of data visualization.


Table of Contents

1 Introduction
I Principles Of Cartography
2 History of Thematic Cartography
3 Statistical and Graphical Foundation
4 Principles of Symbolization
5 Data Classification
6 Scale and Cartographic Generalization
7 The Earth and its Coordinate System
8 Elements of Map Projections
9 Selecting an Appropriate Projection
10 Principles of Color
11 Elements of Map Design
12 Map Production and Dissemination
II Mapping Techniques
13 Choropleth Mapping
14 Isarithmic Mapping
15 Symbolizing Topography
16 Proportional Symbol Mapping
17 Dot and Dasymetric Mapping
18 Bivariate and Multivariate Mapping
19 Additional Techniques
III Geographic Visualizaion
20 Animation
21 Data Exploration
22 Electronic Atlases and Miltimedia
23 Visualizing Data Quality
24 Virtual and Mixed Environments
25 Ongoing Developments