Elements of cartography / Arthur Howard Robinson, Joel L. Morrison, Phillip C. Muehrcke, A. Jon Kimerling, Stephen C. Guptill.

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Part 1. Introduction -- Cartography today -- Nature of cartography -- History of cartography part 2. Earth-map relations -- Basic Geodesy Map projections -- Scale, reference, and coordinate systems -- Part 3. Sources of data -- Ground survey and positioning -- Remote sensing data collection -- Census and sampling Data models for digital cartographic information Part 4. Data processing -- Image processing -- Image databases -- Geographic and cartographic database concepts -- Managing large databases. -- Data measurement and basic statistical processing -- Geographic information systems Part 5. Perception and design -- Cartographic design -- Color theory and models -- Color and pattern creation and specification -- Color and pattern use -- Typography and lettering the map -- Map compilation Part 6. Cartographic abstraction --Selection and generalization principles -- Symbolization: feature attributes at points, lines, and areas -- Symbolization: feature attribute volumes -- Portraying the land-surface form -- Multivariate mapping and modeling Dynamic/Interactive mapping Part 7. Map execution and dissemination Map reproduction Map production Appendix. Federal geographic digital data products Data and graphic file formats.