Choosing A Map Projection
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Choosing A Map Projection
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Author : Miljenko Lapaine
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-04-04
Choosing A Map Projection written by Miljenko Lapaine and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-04 with Science categories.
This book offers a much-needed critical approach to the intelligent use of the wide variety of map projections that are rapidly and inexpensively available today. It also discusses the distortions that are immanent in any map projection. A well-chosen map projection is one in which extreme distortions are smaller than those in any other projection used to map the same area and in which the map properties match its purpose. Written by leading experts in the field, including W. Tobler, F.C. Kessler, S.E. Battersby, M.P. Finn, K.C. Clarke, V.S. Tikunov, H. Hargitai, B. Jenny and N. Frančula. This book is designed for use by laymen. The book editors are M. Lapaine and E.L. Usery, Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively, of the ICA Commission on Map Projections for the period 2011-2015.
Working With Map Projections
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Author : Fritz Kessler
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2019-05-03
Working With Map Projections written by Fritz Kessler and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-03 with Science categories.
A map projection fundamentally impacts the mapmaking process. Working with Map Projections: A Guide to Their Selection explains why, for any given map, there isn’t a single "best" map projection. Selecting a projection is a matter of understanding the compromises and consequences of showing a 3-D space in two dimensions. The book presents a clear understanding of the processes necessary to make logical decisions on selecting an appropriate map projection for a given data set. The authors discuss the logic needed in the selection process, describe why certain decisions should be made, and explain the consequences of any inappropriate decision made during the selection process. This book also explains how the map projection will impact the map’s ability to fulfill its purpose, uses real-world data sets as the basis for the selection of an appropriate map projection, and provides illustrations of an appropriately and inappropriately selected map projection for a given data set. The authors take a novel approach to discussing map projections by avoiding an extensive inventory of mathematical formulae and using only the mathematics of map projections that matter for many mapping tasks. They also present information that is directly applicable to the process of selecting map projections and not tied to a specific software package. Written by two leading experts, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone studying or working with geospatial data, from students to experienced professionals, and will help readers successfully weigh the pros and cons of choosing one projection over another to suit a map’s intended purpose.
Choosing A World Map
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Author : Arthur Howard Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Choosing A World Map written by Arthur Howard Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Choosing A Map Projection
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Choosing A Map Projection written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
Coordinate Systems And Map Projections
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Author : D.H. Maling
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2013-10-22
Coordinate Systems And Map Projections written by D.H. Maling and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-22 with Science categories.
A revised and expanded new edition of the definitive English work on map projections. The revisions take into account the huge advances in geometrical geodesy which have occurred since the early years of satellite geodesy. The detailed configuration of the geoid resulting from the GEOS and SEASAT altimetry measurements are now taken into consideration. Additionally, the chapter on computation of map projections is updated bearing in mind the availability of pocket calculators and microcomputers. Analytical derivation of some map projections including examples of pseudocylindrical and polyconic projections is also covered. Work undertaken in the USA and USSR on the creation of suitable map projections obtained through numerical analysis has been included. The book concludes with a chapter on the abuse and misrepresentation of map projections. An invaluable reference source for professional cartographers and all those interested in the fundamental problems of mapping the Earth.
Flattening The Earth
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Author : John P. Snyder
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1997-12-05
Flattening The Earth written by John P. Snyder and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-12-05 with History categories.
Cartographers have long grappled with the impossibility of portraying the earth in two dimensions. To solve this problem, mapmakers have created map projections. This work discusses and illustrates the known map projections from before 500BC to the present, with facts on their origins and use.
How Maps Change Things
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Author : Ward L. Kaiser
language : en
Publisher: New Internationalist Public
Release Date : 2012-02-29
How Maps Change Things written by Ward L. Kaiser and has been published by New Internationalist Public this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-29 with Political Science categories.
March 5th 2012 marks the 500th birthday of map-maker Gerhard Kremer, aka Mercator. There are many wishing the Flemish map maker well! From blogs to books the man who has shaped for many our world view is celebrated as often as vilified. Four centuries later, Arno Peters created what many see as a fair view of our world, but others see as a distorted or misleading map! Across the centuries it is maps that link these men and their impact on current human activity. This landmark book - How Maps Change Things: A Conversation About the Maps We Choose and the World We Want - looks at maps by these two men and others. This examination goes beyond maps as nouns, as tactile objects that show locations and distances. "Maps are verbs ... don't be fooled" we are told at the outset of How Maps Change Things. The book examines maps as change agents, reflecting intentions and setting agendas, stating who has what, and who has not. What are the messages sent by maps? What were Mercator, Peters and other map makers setting out to do with each of their creations? Ward Kaiser, author, publisher, pastor, and historian was instrumental in bringing the Peters Equal Area Map to North America. He has been leading the discussion of what maps mean and the power of maps in framing human activities. In How Maps Change Things Kaiser takes a passionate view of how maps illustrate and influence the significant paths humans pursue. Rather than looking for definitive answers, Kaiser focuses on asking thought-provoking questions. "What does our world, through the view of maps, really look like and what does the perspective (or frame of reference or bias) of the viewer mean to the map and its view? Are all maps simply propaganda for the hidden agenda of the map-maker? What is the world we get and what is the world we want ... and who cares and why?" Kaiser has stimulated an impressive and important conversation.
Small Scale Map Projection Design
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Author : Frank Canters
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2002-02-21
Small Scale Map Projection Design written by Frank Canters and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-02-21 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The use of computers in cartography has made it easier for map makers to transform data from one map projection to another and experiment with alternative representations of geographical data. This has created new challenges and opportunities for map projection scientists. Small Scale Map Projection Design focuses on numerical map projection research and is written from the perspective of the map projection user. It demonstrates how advances in the measurement of map projection distortion and in the development of low error map projections can help map makers decide what type of map projection is best for their purpose, and shows how they can eventually design their own map projections.
Understanding Map Projections
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Author : Melita Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: ESRI Press
Release Date : 2000
Understanding Map Projections written by Melita Kennedy and has been published by ESRI Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Science categories.
Map Projection Transformation
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Author : Qihe Yang
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2020-11-26
Map Projection Transformation written by Qihe Yang and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-26 with Technology & Engineering categories.
With the advance of science and technology, there have been breakthroughs in the field of classical research and methods of map projection. Among these, computer science and space science have had the greater influence upon the field of research and the formation of a working body of map projection, developing them in breadth and depth. This book reflects several aspects of the development of modern mathematical cartography, especially the theory and methods of map projection transformation. Map projection transformation is an area of research in mathematical cartography newly developed over the last 25 years. It is widely used in surveying and computer-assisted cartography, data processing for information systems, and the transformation of data from space, remote sensing, and other space sciences. The development of map projection transformation not only expands new areas of research on mathematical cartography, but it also further develops the applied area with the creation and application of map projection transformation software and mapping mathematics bases on the computer.