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This introductory textbook introduces students to the different types of map projections, map design, and map production.Cartography is generally a sophomore or junior level course for geography majors and many professors are beginning to introduce computer cartography throughout the course.A CD-ROM containing 120-day time-limited version of ArcView GIS, including text specific exercises, is packaged free with every text.
List of contents
Part I: Thematic Mapping Essentials1 Introduction to Thematic Mapping2 The Round Earth to Flat Map: Map Projections for Designers3 Employment of Projections and Thematic Base Map Compilation4 The Nature of Geographical Phenomena and the Selection of Thematic Map Symbols5 Preprocessing Geographical Data: Common Measures Useful in Thematic Mapping6 Cartography and GISPart II: Techniques of Quantitative Thematic Mapping7 Mapping Enumeration Data: The Choropleth Map8 Mapping Point Phenomena: The Common Dot Map9 From Point to Point: The Proportional Symbol Map10 Mapping Geographical Volumes: The Isarithmic Map11 Value-by-Area Mapping12 Dynamic Representation: The Design of Flow MapsPart III: Designing Thematic Maps13 The Map Design Process and Total Map Organization14 Making the Map Readable Through Intelligent Use of Typographics15 Principles for Color Thematic MapsPart IV: Electronic Map Production16 Printing Fundamentals and Pre-Press Operations for the Cartographer17 Digital Map Compilation and Desktop MappingPart V: Effective Graphing for Cartographers 18 Effective Graphing for CartographersAppendix A Geographical TablesAppendix B Defining Constants for the 1983 State Plane Coordinate SystemAppendix C Census Geography Definitions and Census SourcesAppendix D Worked ProblemsAppendix E Map Sources
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