Map Design and Compilation

Author: Zhu Guorui, Guo Lizhen, Yin Gongbai, Xu Yongli (editors)
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: This book introduces basic knowledge of maps and cartography, with main content including: map symbol design, methods of representing geographic content on maps, mathematical foundations of maps, map production process, map data sources, map graphic design, map annotations and toponymy, principles and methods of cartographic generalization, map design documents and processes, map atlas compilation, and the characteristics of compiling major map types. This book can serve as a textbook for majors such as Geographic Information Systems, Land Resource Management, Resource Environment and Urban-Rural Planning Management, as well as a reference for production, research, and teaching personnel involved in mapmaking, geographic information engineering, and related fields.