Rediscovering the World Map Transformations of Human and Physical Space /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Hennig, Benjamin D. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Θέματα: Geography.; Computer graphics.; Geographical information systems.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics.

‘We need new maps’ is the central claim made in this book. In a world increasingly influenced by human action and interaction, we still rely heavily on mapping techniques that were invented to discover unknown places and explore our physical environment. Although the traditional concept of a map is...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Cartography and globalization
• Creating gridded cartograms
• The human shape of the planet
• Towards a gridded cartogram
• Applications for gridded cartograms.