Cartography. Visualization of space-time informations. Incl. 1 CD-ROM (Q2763656)

The textbook ``Kartographie'' covers both the fields of conventional and digital cartography on more than 600 pages. Within this 8th edition of the textbook, especially the latest trends of cartographic visualisations, which are triggered by the fast developments in the context of Geo-Information-Systems (GIS) are taken into account. NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEChapter 1 gives an introduction on the theoretical background of cartography and provides an overview on tasks and concepts of cartographic presentations. This section is completed by a brief introduction of GIS. Chapter 2 discusses spatial relations in cartography like geodetic reference systems and map projections. Additionally, the representation of topological and geometrical relations in digital cartography are described. Chapter 3 presents the principles of analogue and digital cartographic modelling. Analogue modelling defines the graphical presentation of data for example during scale dependent processes like generalisation. Digital modelling defines the structures of object models used to represent spatial data in the context of GIS. While chapter 3 covers the theoretical aspects of cartographic modelling, chapter 4 discusses the implementation of these models by techniques of cartographic visualisation. In addition to classical cartographic reproduction techniques this chapter mainly reviews digital techniques like graphical data processing, the structuring and management of Geo-databases and the utilisation of multi-media techniques for cartographic applications. NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEIn the following chapters methods for the collection of digital models of the environment like surveying, including photogrametry and remote sensing, or digital cartometry are presented. Additionally, an overview on the generation of cartographic presentations by classical, computer aided and digital approaches is given. The first and most extensive part on general cartography is completed by chapter 8, which discusses the capture of spatio-temporal (Geo)information by interpretation of analogue or digital cartographic presentations. The second part of the textbook on applied cartography is opened by chapter 9 on topographic information systems and topographic maps. Chapter 10 gives examples for domain information systems and thematic maps. The chapter 11 on atlases concludes this part of the textbook. This second part of the textbook is completed by examples on web-based maps, animated 3D visualisations and statistical cartographic presentations, which are provided from a CD enclosed to the textbook. NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEFinally, the third part of the textbook describes the present state and history of cartography in the two last chapters. NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEThe textbook under review gives a comprehensive introduction and overview of the complete field of cartography. This makes it a valuable aid for students in the fields cartography, geodesy, geography and other related geo-sciences.