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For generations, the map has been central to how societies function all over the world. Cybercartography is a new paradigm for maps and mapping in the information era. Defined as "the organization, presentation, analysis and communication of spatially referenced information on a wide variety of topics of interest to society," cybercartography is presented in an interactive, dynamic, multisensory format with the use of multimedia and multimodal interfaces.

Cybercartography: Theory and Practice examines the major elements of cybercartography and emphasizes the importance of interaction between theory and practice in developing a paradigm which moves beyond the concept of Geographic Information Systems and Geographical Information Science. It argues for the centrality of the map as part of an integrated information, communication, and analytical package.

This volume is a result of a multidisciplinary team effort and has benefited from the input of partners from government, industry and other organizations. The international team reports on major original cybercartographic research and practice from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including the humanities, social sciences including human factors psychology, cybernetics, English literature, cultural mediation, cartography, and geography. This new synthesis has intrinsic value for industries, the general public, and the relationships between mapping and the development of user-centered multimedia interfaces.

* Discusses the centrality of the map and its importance in the information era
* Provides an interdisciplinary approach with contributions from psychology, music, and language and literature
* Describes qualitative and quantitative aspects of cybercartography and the importance of societal context in the interaction between theory and practice
* Contains an interactive CD-Rom containing color images, links to websites, plus other important information to capture the dynamic and interactive elements of cybercartography ... Read more

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Recognized as the classic resource in cartography, this text continues to integrate the latest modern technology with traditional cartographic principles. The balanced author team provides a solid conceptual foundation in the basic principles of cartography while introducing the newest technological advances which have greatly altered modern cartographic techniques. New features include a complete updating of topical data and a shift in emphasis from ``small-scale to all-scale maps.'' Systematic coverage is given to both theory and applications with all basic mapmaking tools presented including formulas, tables and constants. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (6)

Elements Of Cartography
It is a very good entry level cartography book that is needed for GIS students. Though i'd say 1995 is a bit old

Good for teaching
Is a very good book for help to teachers in cartography classroom. Good examples. Goods ilustrations. Good structure. Althoug is a old book is updated. Its have a part for GIS and not forget the traditional cartography process. Just a problem that I can see, its not have a luxurous edition althoug the price is high.

A Little Surprised...
I am currently reading/studying this book and have found it be a bit choppy and not very well written.For a book of this magnitude I would have expected that a outline of the book to be written in chapter one.This book is about cartography but no definition is given until chapter two (it is assumed in the intro and panels).I just expected more and am currently looking for a supplimentary book to this one.

Cartography - must have title
This book is very valuable source of information for anyone wanting to learn or refresh his knowledge of cartographic principles. Great variety of topics is covered in details and well illustrated so understanding of topics should not be too difficult to grasp.

It is a little bit weak on modern GIS systems section and cartographic capabilities of those. It is understandable since it is 10 years old now. It would be good to have more pictures in the full colour section.

This book is used as a reference book for lot of other materials and for a good reason.

Still recognized as an important text
The sixth edition of "Elements" was published in 1995, and reviewers familiar with the advances in cartographic technology would be familiar with the great upheaval the field was going through at that time.Work on a seventh edition of this seminal text is currently underway, which should bring the content of the book up to par with recent changes.The book remains an important source of information for both the novice and seasoned cartographer. ... Read more

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The contributors--Svetlana Alpers, Samuel Y. Edgerton, Jr., Ulla Ehrensvard, Juergen Schulz, James A. Welu, and David Woodward--examine the historical links between art and cartography from varied perspectives. ... Read more

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An illustrated history of explorers' maps and the questions they answer.

More than the detailed representation of the geographical areas that their makers explored, maps reveal their makers' worldview as well as the myths, beliefs and legends of their times. By patiently creating maps, globes, charts and atlases, humans have sought to understand the universe and our place in it.

Mapping the World explores many rare and fascinating mapping artifacts, beginning with the first crude drawings and progressing to the stunning satellite views of today. Many of these examples will be unfamiliar even to serious cartographers and collectors. Thirty essays answer the questions map-makers have asked and reveal the roles their maps played in finding those answers.

Color reproductions of beautiful maps and charts include:

• A Chinese map dated to 1229 that shows the city's bridges, pagodas and gardens
• A French 15th-century interpretation of the four corners of the Earth
• A painted silk map of the universe dating from the 1830s
• A modern "inverse" world map from Australia's perspective
• The cosmos as imagined in 1750.

With 87 maps in all, Mapping the World will fascinate general readers, map collectors, geographers, cartographers and historians.

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Thoughtful, innovative
Although I believe this book is intended for a young audience, I is incredibly thought-provoking, creative, and innovative, but above all accessible. I bought this for a nephew and then turned around and got one for myself. ... Read more

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This book presents a general picture of research-driven activities related to location- and map-based services. This type of research has emerged in recent years in the areas of positioning, spatial modeling, and cartographic communication as well as in the emerging fields of ubiquitous cartography, geopervasive services and user-centered modeling. The innovative and contemporary character of these areas of research results in a great variety of interdisciplinary contributions, from academia to business, and computer science to geodesy. While contemporary cartography is exploring new and efficient ways of communicating spatial information, the development and availability of mobile devices, mobile networking and short-range sensors lead to interesting new means of conveying locational information. By attempting to make use of the available technology, cartographers and a variety of researchers from related disciplines look specifically at user-centered and context-aware system development as well as new forms of supporting wayfinding and navigational systems.

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Cartography, until recently considered to be a discipline founded upon convention, is now enjoying a remarkably rapid rate of development. Techniques and points of view that were taken for granted two decades ago are being questioned or have been superseded by new methods and ideas. Today the discipline is in the middle of a revolution and little of its complex field remains unaffected by change. Man's general preoccupation during the last 20 years with "communications" and "information" has greatly influenced cartography: a well researched, designed and produced map certainly being one of the best methods for the graphic communication of information. It is now recognised that the cartographic process is concerned with data collection and manipulation, information display and image processing, rather than just drawing maps! In line with the professional broadening of cartography it became evident that an effort was required to establish an international education and training scheme aimed at the technician, undergraduate and postgraduate. Until comparatively recently both teachers and students were forced to rely on specialist manuals and articles appearing in learned journals.What textbooks were produced tended to relate to specific aspects of the discipline and were, in the main, too specialist for use by students and technicians. In order to produce the training literature required, the ICA assembled a team of internationally known academic and professional cartographers to produce a work suitable for use in education and training and which, with appropriate teacher input, could be used by those with varying intended levels of knowledge and ability. A highly graphic approach has been deliberately adopted in order to enhance understanding of technical detail incorporated in the text, and to illustrate the graphic potential of the theory described. This updated second edition takes into account the recent developments relating to the subject and the practices employed in the 1990s, recognizing the increased usage of electronic-based information technology and the employment of digital databases. ... Read more

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These Proceedings of the Third International Workshop introduce research results in the areas of information integration, development of GIS and GIS-applications for a wide spectrum of information systems varying considerably in purpose and scale. The new class of GIS - intelligent GIS - is considered, including principles of their building and programming technologies. Special attention is drawn to the development of ontologies and their use in GIS and GIS-applications.

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Provides an essential reading of the practices and ideas of mapping and mapmaking and explores the way cartographic reason has coded our world. ... Read more

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Quality & Efficient
Good price, good product, and good shipping. What more does a buyer want? ... Read more

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This comprehensive book bridges the evolution in cartography by presenting both traditional methods and recently developed computer-based cartographic techniques.Covers a range of mapping methods, including traditional univariate mapping methods; recently developed approaches for visualizing spatial data; and bivariate and multivariate mapping techniques. The book also emphasizes computer-based symbolization reflecting the shift toward technology. This discussion covers hardware considerations in map production, the use of digital methods for interpolating between point locations on isarithmic maps, how digital methods of GIS and remote sensing assist in creating dot and dasymetric maps, and tools programmers can use to develop their own software.It also presents the relationship between statistical and graphical methods. Finally, the book provides sources to help readers locate the software mentioned throughout the book.An essential resource for any professional who would benefit from methods of presenting data visually, rather than numerically. ... Read more

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The Best Geography Textbook I've ever read.Ever.
This book: an excellent example of a work fueld by the academic's interest in the subject, and not his career ambitions.Technical and for the person well-informed in the minutiae of cartographic design, this book is thefountain head of information on technique, method and management ofthematic mapping, drawing on a wide range of resource material and sources. Concise, un-self conscious, this book will tell the serious cartophile orgeography-loving person more than they could ever have thought they couldknow, with aplomb. ... Read more

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This book gives a general view of research-driven activities related to the location and map-based services. Such activities emerged in the last years especially concerning issues of positioning, spatial modelling, cartographic communication as well as in the fields of ubiquitous cartography, geo-pervasive services, user-centered modelling or geo-wiki activities. The innovative and contemporary character of the topics leads to a great variety of contributions in terms of interdisciplinarity, with such varying backgrounds as from academia to business, from computer science to geodesy, covering an enormous number of topics with a heterogenous relation to the conference's main topic. While contemporary cartography aims to look at new and efficient ways of communication in spatial information, the development and availability of technologies such as mobile networking, mobile devices or short-range sensors lead to interesting new possibilities of attaining this goal. By trying to make use of available technologies, cartographers and a variety of related disciplines look specifically at user-centered and context-aware system development as well as new forms of supporting wayfinding and navigation systems.

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This digital document is an article from Cartography and Geographic Information Science, published by American Congress on Surveying & Mapping on October 1, 2003. The length of the article is 2538 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Recent literature.(bibliography of cartographic related literature)(Bibliography)
Author: Jovanka R. Ristic
Publication: Cartography and Geographic Information Science (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 2003
Publisher: American Congress on Surveying & Mapping
Volume: 30Issue: 4Page: 355(4)

Article Type: Bibliography

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This digital document is an article from Cartography and Geographic Information Science, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 2585 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Literature review.(Bibliography)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Cartography and Geographic Information Science (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 34Issue: 1Page: 63(4)

Article Type: Bibliography

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This digital document is an article from Renaissance Quarterly, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2003. The length of the article is 719 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Geography, Cartography and Nautical Science in the Renaissance: The Impact of the Great Discoveries. .(Book Review)
Author: David Woodward
Publication: Renaissance Quarterly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2003
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 56Issue: 1Page: 206(3)

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This is all there is to know
This book simply has all there is to know about Israeli physical and human georgaphy as of the early 1980s.The hundreds of maps are wonderfully printed in color. These include a set called Israel 1:250,000 pages.Most of the labels are in Hebrew. This is not for you UNLESS you want to know all about Israel presented as map data displays. ... Read more

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“Islam and the Muslim World” will help people understand the fastest growing religion in the United States and the dominant religion in a wide area of the rest of the world. This informative and interesting new encyclopedia explores an increasingly important force in the modern world, looking at Islam's role in the modern world, in the context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries, and contains thematic articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, and more, filling a need in this key area of religious studies and serving as a resource for those eager to become better informed.