Cartography from Pole to Pole. Vol.1 - Selected Contributions to the XXVIth International Conference of the ICA, Dresden 2013

The International Cartographic Association (ICA) was founded in 1959 and organises biannual conferences, which usually attract more than 1000 attendees. No other publication or scientific series gives readers an equally comprehensive overview of the latest cartographic research and activities than the proceedings of these conferences. This book, which collects these proceedings, spans the whole scientific discipline, from questions of appropriate geo-data sources to various forms of processing geo-data, to an appropriate cartographic design and answers related to the user interaction with and perception of cartographic products. Moreover, the centuries-long tradition of cartography and its technical and design-related developments are reflected in various contributions. Cartography topics are highly relevant to society far beyond the academic world, as modern technologies generate an already vast and steadily increasing amount of geo-related data. Only a sensible and professional way of presenting these precious resources by using the expertise of cartographers will allow us to transform loads of data into useful and beneficial information.

List of contents

Art and Cartography.- Atlases.- Cartography and Children.- Cartography in Early Warning and Crisis Management.- Cognitive Visualization.- Data Quality.- Digital Technologies in Cartographic Heritage.- Education and Training.- Generalization and Multiple Representation.- Geoinformation Infrastructures and Standards.- Geospatial Analysis And Modeling.- Geovizualisation.- Geoinformation for Sustainability.

Summary

This volume comprehends a selection of papers presented during the 26^th International Cartographic Conference held in Dresden from the 26^th to the 30^th of August 2013. It covers many fields of relevant Mapping and GIS research subjects, such as cartographic applications, cartographic tools, generalisation and update Propagation, higher dimensional visualisation and augmented reality, planetary mapping issues, cartography and environmental modelling, user generated content and spatial data infrastructure, use and usability as well as cartography and GIS in education.

Product details

• Assisted by: Manfred Buchroithner (Editor), Dirk Burghardt (Editor), Nikola Prechtel (Editor), Nikolas Prechtel (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.07.2012
• EAN: 9783642326172
• ISBN: 978-3-642-32617-2
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 242 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 929 g
• Illustrations: XVII, 496 p. 224 illus., 164 illus. in color.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography; Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography / Publications of the International Cartographic Ass; Publications of the International Cartographic Association (ICA); Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography; Publications of the International Cartographic Association (ICA)
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; B, Earth and Environmental Science, Information Systems and Communication Service, Geographical Information Systems/Cartography, Geographical Information System, Geographical information systems, Computers, Database Management System, Computer networking & communications