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Cartography past, present and future : a festschrift for F.J. Ormeling /
Making maps dates back at least four thousand years and it is widely recognised that many maps are of great historical value and present a skilled method of summarising the real world on a sheet of paper. Less well known is the judgement involved in the selection and simplification of features, the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Elsevier Applied Science Publishers,
1989.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Cartography Past, Present and Future; Copyright Page; PREFACE; Table of Contents; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; Chapter 1. FERDINAND J. ORMELING: A BIOGRAPHY; THE TROPICAL PERIOD; THE ATLAS MAKER; THE ORGANISER; THE PROFESSOR; ITC; ICA/ACI; RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICES; FER AND RINI ORMELING; CONDENSED LIST OF PUBLICATIONS BY F.J. ORMELING; Part I: CONTEMPORARY REGIONAL ISSUES IN CARTOGRAPHY; Chapter 2. THE STATUS OF CARTOGRAPHY IN NIGERIA; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; ORGANISATION OF THE MAPPING; THE LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CARTOGRAPHIC MANPOWER AND EDUCATION; CARTOGRAPHIC OUTPUT
- LEVEL OF MAP USEPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. THE STATE OF CARTOGRAPHY -THE INDIAN PERSPECTIVE; INTRODUCTION AND BRIEF HISTORY; MAPPING METHODOLOGY IN INDIA; PRESENT TRENDS; AUTOMATION IN CARTOGRAPHY; CARTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES AND PRINTING; A PERSPECTIVE ON THE FUTURE; CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 4. THE STATE OF CARTOGRAPHY: POLISH PERSPECTIVES; RESEARCH WORK; CARTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE; CARTOGRAPHIC EDUCATION; INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION; PERSPECTIVES ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. THE PRESENT AND FUTURE CARTOGRAPHY IN FRANCE; CARTOGRAPHIC AND GRAPHIC ERRORS
- THE PEOPLE IN CARTOGRAPHYREFERENCES; Chapter 6. THE NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES IN MEXICO; INTRODUCTION; THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF CARTOGRAPHY IN MEXICO; THE PRESENT SITUATION; MEXICAN PERSPECTIVES; CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 7. THE STATE OF CARTOGRAPHY IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; THE PAST AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE PRESENT; THE PRESENT: CARTOGRAPHIC ORGANISATIONS AND PRODUCTION; THE FUTURE: TENDENCIES AND TASKS; Chapter 8. CHINA'S CARTOGRAPHY: THE PRESENT SITUATION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; THE PRESENT SITUATION; PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT; Part II: THEMATIC ISSUES IN CARTOGRAPHY
- Chapter 9. CARTOGRAPHY AS AN ARTINTRODUCTION; WHAT KIND OF ART IS CARTOGRAPHY?; WHAT KINDS OF MAPS ARE LIKELY TO BE MOST ARTISTIC?; WHAT DESIGN ELEMENTS HAVE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ARTISTIC TREATMENT?; HOW MIGHT O N E INTERPRET A MAP AS A WORK OF ART?; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. THE SCIENCE OF CARTOGRAPHY; THE DEMAND FOR CARTOGRAPHY; THE EVOLUTION OF CARTOGRAPHY AS A SCIENCE; CARTOGRAPHY AND ART; CARTOGRAPHY AS A FORMAL OR AS A COGNITIVE SCIENCE; NEW CARTOGRAPHY; REFERENCES; Chapter 11. HISTORICAL CARTOGRAPHY; THE ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF HISTORICAL CARTOGRAPHY
- HISTORICAL CARTOGRAPHY AND THE ICAOTHER INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS; RECENT DEVELOPMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 12. EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN CARTOGRAPHY; INTRODUCTION; A DECADE OF EDUCATIONAL DISCUSSIONS; THE ROLE OF THE COMMISSION ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING; INDEPENDENT CONTRIBUTIONS; ELEMENTS OF A NEW CURRICULUM; FUTURE TASKS OF THE ICA COMMISSION ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING; REFERENCES; Chapter 13. CARTOGRAPHY AND THE DEVELOPING NATIONS: SOME NEW CHALLENGES; INTRODUCTION; THE HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY IN DEVELOPING NATIONS; CARTOGRAPHY FOR DEVELOPMENT