Map use : reading, analysis, interpretation / A. Jon Kimerling [and others].
"... a comprehensive, foundational textbook designed for the college curriculum. Now updated with a new section on map interpretation, Map Use provides students with the knowledge and skills to read and understand maps, and offers professional cartographers a thorough reference resource. Nearly...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Redlands, Calif. :
Esri Press Academic,
[2012]
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| Edition: | Seventh edition. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "... a comprehensive, foundational textbook designed for the college curriculum. Now updated with a new section on map interpretation, Map Use provides students with the knowledge and skills to read and understand maps, and offers professional cartographers a thorough reference resource. Nearly 600 full-color maps, photographs, and graphs illustrate the concepts behind communicating with maps, while an extensive glossary ... further support[s] use of the text in the classroom. The book renders basic cartographic principles accessible to all, from students of cartography and map design to those without a formal education in geography. Accommodating new developments in GPS and geographic information system technology (GIS), this newest edition could serve as an introductory GIS text as well."--P. [4] of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | xxviii, 581 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. "Appendix B: Selected navigation and GPS abbreviations and acronyms"--P. 500-502. |
| ISBN: | 1589482794 9781589482791 |