Cartography, map-making and projections

Hundreds of exceptional cartographic images are scattered throughout medieval and early modern Arabic, Persian, and Turkish manuscript collections.

Almost universally, newly independent states seek to affirm their independence and identity by making the production of new maps and atlases a top priority.

Further Developments in the Theory and Practice of Cybercartography, Third Edition, Volume Nine, presents a substantively updated edition of a classic text on cybercartography, presenting new and returning readers alike with the latest advances in the field.

An innovative, interdisciplinary study of cartography as a significant multifaceted cultural practice in Romantic period culture.

Object-Oriented Cartography provides an innovative perspective on the changing nature of maps and cartographic study.

Throughout history, maps have been a powerful tool in the constitutive imaginary of governments seeking to define or contest the limits of their political reach.

This book proposes a fundamental relationship between exile and mapping.

Classics in Cartography provides an intellectually-driven reinterpretation of a selection of ten touchstone articles in the development of mapping scholarship over the last four decades.

The concept of mental maps is used in several disciplines including geography, psychology, history, linguistics, economics, anthropology, political science, and computer game design.

In addition to being a fundamental concept for planning the water infrastructure which supports extensive agricultural economies across Southeast Asia, knowledge of the Mekong River's hydrological catchments has calibrated the control of land, resources and people.

The book compiles the main ideas and methodologies that have been proposed and tested within these last fifteen years in the field of Digital Soil Mapping (DSM).

Employing anthropology, field research, and humanities methodologies as well as digital cartography, and foregrounding the voices of Indigenous scholars, this text examines digital projects currently underway, and includes alternative modes of "e;mapping"e; Native American, Alaskan Native, Indigenous Hawaiian and First Nations land.

Charting Northern Waters also offers a detailed review of Russian hydrography on their northern coast from 1900 to 1940 and an in-depth discussion of American oceanographic work in the north in 1951.

This book focuses on the work of the great sixteenth-century traveller and map-maker Andre Thevat and explores the interrelations between representation and power in the age of discovery.

Since its launch in 1987, the History of Cartography series has garnered critical acclaim and sparked a new generation of interdisciplinary scholarship.

Maps are inherently unnatural.

In response to demand, the author has written a new chapter on the subject of least squares estimation.

The last dedicated book on ancient geography was published more than sixty years ago.

First published in 1987, this atlas identifies structural patterns which exist in the sound systems of the dialects of England.

The most comprehensive treatment of key elements of original surveys, and the research required to find them, which is an important issue in retracement surveys that has never been fully explored.

This book explores the power of the map in fiction and its centrality to meaning, from Treasure Island to Winnie-the-Pooh.

"e;Founded by the British Cartographic Society (BCS) and first published in June 1964, The Cartographic Journal was the first general distribution English language journal in cartography.

Illustrates how maps tell us as much about the people and the powers which create them, as about the places they show.

For years Mark Monmonier, "e;a prose stylist of no mean ability or charm"e; according to the Washington Post, has delighted readers with his insightful understanding of cartography as an art and technology that is both deceptive and revealing.

This book is about the relation between scientific research and professional practice on the built environment.

This book explores how we create deep maps, delving into the development of methods and approaches that move beyond standard two-dimensional cartography.

Making maps dates back at least four thousand years and it is widely recognised that many maps are of great historical value and present a skilled method of summarising the real world on a sheet of paper.

Mapping with Words re-conceptualizes settler writing as literary cartography.

Drone Futures explores new paradigms in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in landscape and urban design.

Mapping and Forecasting Land Use: The Present and Future of Planning is a comprehensive reference on the use of technologies to map land use, focusing on GIS and remote sensing applications and methodologies for land use monitoring.

GlobalSoilMap: Digital Soil Mapping from Country to Globe contains contributions that were presented at the 2nd GlobalSoilMap conference, held 4-6 July 2017 in Moscow, Russian Federation.

This new Handbook unites cartographic theory and praxis with the principles of cartographic design and their application.

A comprehensive and authoritative account of how primary school children and teachers can use maps to enhance learning and deepen understanding of this essential skill.

Employ the latest satellite positioning tech with this extensive guide GPS Satellite Surveying is the classic text on the subject, providing the most comprehensive coverage of global navigation satellite systems applications for surveying.

Supporting tribes with an all new chapter on ArcGIS Pro, written by tribal leaders who successfully use GIS.

Maps have power--they can instruct, make life easier, mislead, or even lie.

Engineering Surveying: Theory and Examination Problems for Students, Volume 1, Third Edition discusses topics concerning engineering surveying techniques and instrumentations.

Empire and maps are mutually reliant phenomena and traceable to the dawn of civilisation.

People use concepts such as time and date to structure their lives on a daily basis.

"e;Founded by the British Cartographic Society (BCS) and first published in June 1964, The Cartographic Journal was the first general distribution English language journal in cartography.

Mapping with Words re-conceptualizes settler writing as literary cartography.

This book explores the power of the map in fiction and its centrality to meaning, from Treasure Island to Winnie-the-Pooh.

Maps have always been a fundamental tool in archaeological practice, and their prominence and variety have increased along with a growing range of digital technologies used to collect, visualise, query and analyse spatial data.

This book is intended for applications of online digital mapping, called mashups (or composite application), and to analyze the mapping practices in online socio-technical controversies.

Remotely-sensed images of the Earth's surface provide a valuable source of information about the geographical distribution and properties of natural and cultural features.

An innovative, interdisciplinary study of cartography as a significant multifaceted cultural practice in Romantic period culture.

Few transportation maps can boast the pedigree that London's iconic 'Tube' map can.

GIS and Cartographic Modeling is a foundational work in the field of geographic information systems (GIS).

A thematic map is a map that illustrates more than simply geographical relationships or locations, but rather also portrays themes, patterns, or data relating to physical, social, medical, economic, political, or any other aspect of a region or location.