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A photo of a secret CIA prison. A map designed to help visitors reach Malibu’s notoriously inaccessible public beaches. Guidebooks to factories, prisons, and power plants in upstate New York. An artificial reef fabricated from 500 tons of industrial waste. These are some of the more than one hundred projects represented in Experimental Geography, a groundbreaking
collection of visual research and mapmaking from the past ten years.

Experimental Geography explores the distinctions between geographical study and artistic experience of the earth, as well as the juncture where the two realms collide (and possibly make a new field altogether). This lavishly illustrated book features more than a dozen maps; artwork by Francis Alÿs, Alex Villar, and Yin Xiuzhen; and recent projects by The Center for Land Use Interpretation, the Raqs Media Collective, and the Center for Urban Pedagogy.

The collection is framed by essays by bestselling author Trevor Paglen, Jeffrey Kastner, and editor Nato Thompson. ... Read more

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Plenty of charts and detail throughout
What do early medical maps have to do with modern GIS maps? How can patterns of diseases from the past relate to those in modern times created by GIS? Dr. Koch is a geographer, bioethicist, and here explores relationships between medicine and mapmaking from paper-based to computer-based today. Chapters follow early epidemics, mapmaking processes and myths, public health and medical developments, and more as it examines those who made maps, cartography issues, and medical history. Plenty of charts and detail throughout.
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Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS is an introduction to the critical issues surrounding mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) across a wide range of disciplines for the non-specialist reader.

• Examines the key influences Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and cartography have on the study of geography and other related disciplines
• Represents the first in-depth summary of the “new cartography” that has appeared since the early 1990s
• Provides an explanation of what this new critical cartography is, why it is important, and how it is relevant to a broad, interdisciplinary set of readers
• Presents theoretical discussion supplemented with real-world case studies
• Brings together both a technical understanding of GIS and mapping as well as sensitivity to the importance of theory

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Old schoolbook aimed to guide the student to understand the language of maps, to enable him to illustrate his own papers, and to give him a foundation if he chooses to become a cartographer. This book is written for high school students but easy enough to read for high school students or the general public.
Contents:
Tools and Equipment
Air-Photo Reading
The Principles of map making
Field Methods
The Principles of Lettering
Relief Methods
Land Forms and Land Slopes
Government Maps

Private Maps
Map Collections and Compilation
Map Design and Layout
Lines, Shades, and Colors
Map Reproduction
The Earth
Surveying
Map Projections
Azimuthal Projections, Grid Systems
Thematic (Statistical) Maps
Diagrams
Cartograms
Science Maps
Land-use and Economic Maps
Globes
Models
Photography for Cartographers
Modern Techniques (remember up to year 1962)
Tables, glossary, bibliography, sample examination questions, laboratory syllabus, index.
315 pages.

The Art and Science of Cartography, by a master practitioner
I have this book and have perused it and keep it as a reference, but,I am acquainted with Raisz, and must say that if you don't have his landforms map of north america then you are missing the single best map I have ever seen.
My landforms course at Penn State was taught entirely from this map, it was the text!
With a scientist's understanding and an artist's hand, his mapsare pen and ink illustrations of landscape, mindfull of the forces operating beneath the surface. Those forces that 'constructed' them and the eroding forces above that have 'destructed' them.

Find this map and,
Enjoy!

Don't know, but his previous book was very good.
I haven't read this book, but since you don't have any reviews on the page, I thought you might be interested in what this author did previously. He wrote "General Cartography" in the 1940's, apparently a text book (as I guess this one is, from its title), but very readable, very well illustrated, and entertaining if you have any interest at all in the subject. It covered just about anything you would want to know about maps, including the history of mapmaking (such as maps by the South Sea islanders made of shells on a reed mesh), map projections (accurately defined with no mathematics), how surveys are done, map lettering, all sorts of special maps, cartograms, and even the tools you need to draw maps (I can't tell you everything it covered because I lent it to my nephew). I only hope this book is nearly as good. ... Read more

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This book showcases a wide range of innovative landscape analysis and visualization techniques as used in a number of applied natural resource management and central planning problems. It includes papers ranging from a number of areas including: (i) natural resource knowledge management, (ii) ecological modelling, (iii) landscape visualization, (iv) NRM policy and investment, (v) land use change and scenario modelling, (vi) farm to catchment tools, and (vii) social, economic, environmental indicators and landscapes. It aims to provide readers with a better understanding of available frameworks spatial models and tools currently applied when addressing critical land use issues such as urban sprawl, climate change, salinity, biodiversity, and changing landscapes, from both the socio-economic and the biophysical angle.

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The transformation of the mediaeval European image of the world in the period following the great discoveries of the 15th and 16th centuries is the subject of this work. The first studies deal specifically with the emergence of the concept of the terraqueous globe. In the following pieces Dr Randles looks at the advances in Portuguese navigation and cartography that helped sailors overcome the obstacles to the circumnavigation of Africa and the crossing of the Atlantic, and at the impact of the discoveries on European culture and science. Other articles are concerned with Portuguese naval artillery, and with attempts to classify the indigenous societies of the newly-discovered lands and to map the interior of Africa. ... Read more

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Islamic economics in practice, or economic policies supported by self-identified Islamic groups, has varied throughout its long history. Traditional Islamic concepts having to do with economics include,zakat - the "taxing of certain goods, such as harvest, with an eye to allocating these taxes to expenditures that are also explicitly defined, such as aid to the needy.Gharar - "the interdiction of chance that is, of the presence of any element of uncertainty, in a contract (which excludes not only insurance but also the lending of money without participation in the risks), These concepts, like others in Islamic law and jurisprudence, came from the "prescriptions, anecdotes, examples, and words of the Prophet, all gathered together and systematized by commentators according to an inductive, casuistic method. Sometimes other sources such as al-urf, (the custom), al-aql (reason) or al-ijma (consensus of the jurists) were employed.In addition, Islamic law has developed areas of law that correspond to secular laws of contracts and torts. ... Read more

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This is a major new study of visual representations of Europe, from the classical world to the present day, in maps, icons, the arts and graphic images of all kinds. Europe has been variously represented as the demi-goddess Europa, a bull, a horse, a son of Noah, a Magus, a queen, and the Empress of the World. This richly illustrated book charts how these visualizations of the continent have altered over time; how they interact with changing ideas of the extent and nature of Europe in relation to the other continents; and how these images have influenced and been influenced by the 'reality' of Europe. Spanning the ages from the Ancient Greeks to the European Union, this history of three millennia of Europe and its representations is an important contribution to ongoing debates about the nature of European identity. ... Read more

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In June/July 2008 the Institute for Geoinformation and Cartography at the Vienna University of Technology organized a scientific colloquium in this city, where 15 well-known scientists presented their ideas on research for the upcoming decade. This book contains papers prepared by the participants as well as by other researchers. The eighteen papers in this book reflect the opinion of a core group of Geoinformation scientists about future research topics. Dealing with these topics poses multiple research questions for the coming years

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This introduction to cartography includes coverage of: map projections; large-scale mapping; selected aspects of remote sensing; compilation, generalization and layout; map production; data evaluation, manipulation and symbolization; mapping spatial variations and computer-assisted cartography. ... Read more

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Within the region of Central and Eastern Europe a long and outstanding history in the field of Cartography and Geoinformation Science exists. In this book the contemporary developments in this region are brought together for the first time, ranging from the innovative activities in the national mapping agencies and topographic mapping via activities in the field of Atlas Cartography, Cartographic Modelling, Multimedia Cartography, Historical Cartography and Cartographic Education. The rich and leading role of the region of Central and Eastern Europe in the domain of cartography is proven by contributions of various countries and background.

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The Internet has redefined how maps are used. No longer restricted to paper, maps are now transmitted almost instantly and delivered to the user in a fraction of the time required to distribute maps on paper. They are viewed in a more timely fashion. The Internet presents the map user with both a faster method of map distribution and different forms of mapping. This book provides an international perspective on this growing area of information dissemination.

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The book serves as a collection of multi-disciplinary contributions related to Geographic Hypermedia and highlights the technological aspects of GIS. Specifically, it focuses on its database and database management system. The methodologies for modeling and handling geographic data are described.

It presents the novel models, methods and tools applied in Spatial Decision Support paradigm.

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To ‘everyday consumers’ of information who use contemporary communication devices the ‘not-real’ is experienced almost every time they turn on a television, watch a movie or access some information via the Web. They are instantly taken to another world, and they can explore another reality. Professional designers and cartographers use the not-real (representations that range from paper maps of fantasy to computer-generated virtual reality) to deliver information about real, imaginary or non-human / non-physical geographies.In many cases the map metaphor is employed to provide representations of imaginary or non-human / non-physical geographies and users can use existing map reading skills to interpret these representations of ‘different’ geographies.This book addresses the many areas where different geographies are being specified and then represented using the map metaphor. It provides examples of new theories being developed and practical mapping applications that are used to inform about or analyse the elements of these geographies. ... Read more

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This thematic map design text presents a basic orientation to maps, and then proceeds to individual thematic map types and design factors. The text contains: updated information on the use of computers in producing thematic maps; information on using colour in maps; and a map projection poster. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (6)

Not Very Useful
I had to use this for a computer mapping class, except everything from the book was covered in the professors lab handouts in an even more logical and understandable fashion. Why professors must insist you buy the text book and then provide you with resources that render it obsolete is a mystery. This book was not cheap I caution you to be very careful before buying it you might not need it at all. As for if you have to rely on the book it's not terrible but there's nothing in the book that does not scream "generic textbook" if your skilled at utilizing text books it will help you, if not it will hinder you. Don't expect to get too much from it, some of it's instruction were very poorly written and you will need guidance from the professor to get through if it's your first GIS course.

Its good
The book is good. It came in good condition. I have no complains. Its as good as new one. Happy this time :)arpraku

not that great
I think it's kind of ironic that this cartography book isn't in color.There's a whole chapter on color and it's in black and white.There's a few pages in the middle of the book with maps in color, but it seems kind of silly.For >$100, I want some color pictures.

Great for cartography students
I am a GIS student in the natural resources field.I had to use this book and was not all that thrilled with it, but that is because it is about cartography.I reluctantly admit that us GIS-ers need to know cartography, but we don't have to like it.For mapping, this book is a good one.It covers the essential points to topics such as dot, choropleth, graduated symbol and other thematic maps.It covers how to make them and what symbols should do for the reader, as well as how to design for your map reader.It also covers mapping theory and how it relates to typography, symbol placement, visual hiearchy and the use of color.

Hopelessly Disorganized
I had to use this book in two classes for my Land Use/GIS degree.The book's layout is rather confusing, and the information is not laid out in a logical manner.Headings and sub-headings are not apparent and do not follow a natural progression.Seems like the book was put together with a cut-and-paste method!The text is about as dry as a well-done pot roast.Good bedtime reading!
The primary purpose of map making is to guide the reader's eye to areas of importance, and to get the information across to the reader in a concise, interesting, and elegant manner.This book does none of these well.
The breadth of information, however, is quite good, hence the two stars.This is probably why it is used frequently by faculty. ... Read more

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Remote sensing of our environment is becoming increasingly accessible and important in today’s society. This book aims to highlight some of the broad and multi-disciplinary applications, and emerging practices, that remote sensing and photogrammetric technologies lend themselves to. The papers have been selected from the 13th and 14th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conferences given by experts in remote sensing, spatial analysis and photogrammetry from across the Asia Pacific region. They are presented here as a collection of peer reviewed papers covering research into areas such as data fusion techniques and their applications in environmental monitoring, synoptic monitoring and data processing, terrestrial and marine applications of remote sensing, and photogrammetry.