Map Use ; Reading, Analysis, Interpretation

Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation, eighth edition is 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 lecture slides (available through the book resource page at esripress.esri.com/bookresources) further support 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, this newest edition could serve as an introductory GIS text as well. Cover Title Copyright Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Map reading 1 The earth and earth coordinates 2 Map scale 3 Map projections 4 Grid coordinate systems 5 Land partitioning 6 Map design basics 7 Qualitative thematic maps 8 Quantitative thematic maps 9 Relief portrayal 10 Image maps 11 Map accuracy Part II Map analysis 12 Distance finding 13 Direction finding and compasses 14 Position finding and navigation 15 Spatial feature analysis 16 Surface analysis 17 Spatial pattern analysis 18 Spatial association analysis Part III Map interpretation 19 Interpreting the lithosphere 20 Interpreting the atmosphere and biosphere 21 Interpreting the human landscape 22 Maps and reality Appendix A: Digital cartographic databases Appendix B: Mathematical tables Glossary Index Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation, eighth edition, is a comprehensive, foundational textbook designed for the college curriculum. Updated with a new chapter highlighting map design, including web maps, the new edition also adds information about what's going on with cartography today, including the use of imagery, remote sensing, and web concepts. 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 commu Classic cartographic textbook updated to reflect what's going on with cartography today. New information on designing web maps, using cartography-related web concepts, and updating data sources with imagery and remote sensing.