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Since 1978 China has made remarkable economic progress with the average rate of growth exceeding 9% per year. The National Economic Atlas of China is the most comprehensive and detailed picture of this achievement. It is based on the largest and most far-reaching investigations ever conducted at the national level in China including the Industrial Census of 1985 and the Third and Fourth Population Censuses of 1982 and 1990. This extensive collection of data is presented in map and text form. The 265 full-color maps and text have been divided into eleven topics: geographical and administrative background; resources; population; general economy; agriculture; industry; communications; building, urban construction, and environmental protection; commerce, foreign trade, tourism and finance; education, scientific research, culture, sports, and health; and the regional comprehensive economy of each of China's provinces and major cities. The maps illustrate over 500 socioeconomic indicators at the country and city level, revealing the quantitative and qualitative aspects of China's socioeconomic growth. The text supplements and complements the maps by providing a description and analysis of each major topic, incorporating developments through 1990. This atlas offers the clearest and most comprehensive graphic picture of China ever, and makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the vast economic and social changes that have taken place. ... Read more

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This is the first in-depth academic work on the Ceylon Survey Department and provides an institutional history of the largest government department on the island. It argues that there was no 'single colonialism' but varieties of colonialism explained by local conditions and exigencies. ... Read more

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This is a comprehensive and practical guide for field scientists, which addresses the problems of surveying, mapping and cartographic communication by a variety of techniques. The authors provide a basic grounding in survey work, by ground, air and satellite methods, and in cartographic presentation of the data. The text is complemented by more than 200 illustrations, including 4 pages of full-colour plates, showing satellite images and aerial photography. The work is intended for undergraduate students in geography, geology, environmental and ecological sciences. It also offers supplementary reading for those in surveying, photogrammetry, remote sensing and cartography. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Cartography and Geographic Information Science, published by American Congress on Surveying & Mapping on April 1, 2002. The length of the article is 423 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: American Congress on Surveying and Mapping announces direction for the future.(Brief Article)
Publication: Cartography and Geographic Information Science (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2002
Publisher: American Congress on Surveying & Mapping
Volume: 29Issue: 2Page: 128(1)

Article Type: Brief Article

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This book is a must have for the technical writer or practicing professional in Land Surveying, Mapping or Geomatics.This volume published by ASCE, ASPRS and ACSM contains definitions for just about any technical term used.It has been updated several times and I find I refer to it at least once a month to clarify the meaning of something.From abandonment to zenith tube, you'll find it here! ... Read more

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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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Mapping Geomorphological Environments is a highly descriptive textbook providing an excellent introduction to the latest methodologies for mapping geomorphological formations in a variety of different environments.

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The book includes: - An introduction to the processes which form geomorphological formations and how to map them. - Case studies from a variety of environments with many examples of geomorphological maps. - In-depth descriptions of the latest tools and methodologies such as field sampling, GPS usage, 3–4D mapping, GIS analysis, digital image analysis, etc. - A list of the geomorphological characteristics per environment (e.g. coastal, fluvial, etc.) in the format of a geomorphological encyclopaedia, with pictures, maps and symbols.

It covers the entire workflow ranging from data collection, analysis, interpretation, and mapping.

Acknowledgements

All authors would like to acknowledge the contribution of Dr. John W.M. Peterson, School of Computing Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, for corrections and improvement to the English text..

Università Telematica Guglielmo Marconi (UTGM) and ENEA acknowledge the collaboration of CUTGANA (Centro Universitario per la Tutela e la Gestione degli Ambienti Naturali e degli Agroecosistemi), Università di Catania, for the paper on "The Cyclops Islands".

IRMCo acknowledges the use of the Integrated Land and Water Information System (ILWIS), developed by ITC, the Netherlands, for the management and assessment of geographic information in a GIS environment. ILWIS functionality was employed for the paper on "The natural heritage of the Island of Gozo" and the paper on "The geomorphological cave features of Ghar il-Friefet".

IPB (Polytechnic Institute of Bragança) wishes to acknowledges all those colleagues, most of them also members of CIMO (Centre for Mountain Research), that contributed to the recently issued Management Plan of Montesinho Natural Park (PNM). Their hidden contribution to the articles concerning PNM is much acknowledged. A word in recognition of his endless and contagious enthusiasm towards Montesinho and to the Mountain domain, spread among us all in the IPB, is due to Professor Dionísio Gonçalves, the first Director, Coordinator and President of PNM, CIMO and IPB, respectively. The authors of the photos inserted in the articles concerning Montesinho are also much acknowledged for their contribution.

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"No [other] book provides such a thorough and enjoyable history of the United States-Mexico boundary, which plays a significant role in peoples' lives every day."--Robert J. Czerniak, Professor and Chair of Geography, New Mexico State UniversityThe Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo, which officially ended the U.S.-Mexican War in 1848, cost Mexico half its territory, while the United States gained land that became California, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and parts of Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. Because the new United States-Mexico border ran through territory that was still incompletely mapped, the treaty also called for government commissions from both nations to locate and mark the boundary on the ground.This book documents the accomplishments of both the U.S. and the Mexican Boundary Commissions that mapped the boundary between 1849 and 1857, as well as the fifty-four pairs of maps produced by their efforts and the ongoing importance of these historical maps in current boundary administration. Paula Rebert explores how, despite the efforts of both commissions to draw neutral, scientific maps, the actual maps that resulted from their efforts reflected the differing goals and outlooks of the two countries. She also traces how the differences between the U.S. and Mexican maps have had important consequences for the history of the boundary. ... Read more

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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo created the Border Commission to memorialize the line.This books tells the story of the Commission.And the story has lots of twists and turn.If you have an interest in maps or how borders came to be La Gran Linea is an excellent quick read. You learn how San Diego came to be in the US, and why the crossing at Nogales is located where it is. ... Read more

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Hardbound. The last decade of the twentieth century is seeing a marked increase in the number of programmes of Earth observation from space. This expansion reflects a growing concern for monitoring development and managing natural resources, taking into account environmental priorities, and is responding to the needs of scientific researchers in understanding the mechanisms and evolution from global change.

It is envisaged that in future the bulk of geographical data at both global and national scales will be derived from Earth observation from space. The conversion of this data into information which is portrayed in cartographic form is of key importance.

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Engineering and environmental geology mapping is concerned with representing the uppermost few tens of metres, exceptionally more, of the diverse rocks and soils comprising the Earth's surface in a manner that can be easily understood by geologists and non-geological specialists, such as planners. Ease of interpretation of three-dimensional reality from a two-dimensional map or plan is paramount if the maps are to be used to best advantage. Having established the basic principles of engineering geological mapping, guidance is given on how to make such maps and what to put on them. Two aspects are of particular importance. One is the description of earth materials in terms that convey likely engineering properties and behaviour; national and international standards have been developed for this purpose. The other is aiding or simplifying the interpretation of the map; the stripe method and the more general zoning method departing from the conventional geological approach to mapping, show how this can be done. The principles are illustrated by examples at small scale, terrain evaluation at medium scales, and urban geology and construction sites at the largest scales.Environmental aspects include hazard and risk assessment, and land and water management. Computer aided mapping provides and exciting prospect for the future. ... Read more

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A must have book for remote sensing and GIS specialists.
First, I'm pretty picky about which book I buy. Second, I think GIS should be more than just pretty pictures. So my endorsement of this book was not given lightly. This book discusses the importance of scale, a topic not as simple as one might think. The chapters provide the reader with examples from cutting edge analyses. I would recommend the book to all remote sensing and GIS professionals, as well as ecologists and ecological modellers ... Read more

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In the aftermath of Cromwell's campaigns, the Physician-General of the British army in Ireland, William Petty, was charged with recording all the land forfeited by the Irish. Petty produced the definitive 'Down survey' (so called because all measurements taken in the field were immediately written down on site for greater accuracy). Petty's maps remain visually correct to this day and provide the basis for this book. ... Read more

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DIGEST is the Digital Geographic Information Exchange Standard for interoperability and compatibility among national and multinational systems and users. It is a standard based on the Vector Product Format (VPF), used by NATO and the United States Defense Mapping Agency for capturing geographical data.Finally, there is an aid available to users of Geographical Information System (GIS) and developers of GIS technology working with DIGEST. This book was developed from a series of lectures given by Dr. Kelly Chan, recognized as a leading authority on the standard. It is specifically designed to allow the user to finally make practical use of this difficult material. Dr. Chan's work allows the user to write specific programs tailored to particular needs. ... Read more