Working with Map Projections: A Guide to their Selection

ISBN-13: 9781138304987 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 299 str.

Fritz Kessler; Sarah Battersby

Opis

This book explains why for any given map there isn’t a “best” map projection. It presents an understanding of the processes necessary to make sound decisions on selecting an appropriate map projection for a given data set. It helps readers weigh the pros and cons of choosing one projection over another to suit the map's intended purpose.

Spis treści

Part I: Projection Basics, Cartographic Symbolization, Projection Influences on People’s Mental Maps, and Selecting Projections 1. Introduction 2. A Gentle Introduction to Map Projections 3. Representing Spatial Data through Cartographic Symbolization 4. Map Projections’ Influence on Data Representation 5. Assistance Using Projection Selection Guidance Tools Part II: Projection Selection by Map Type 6. Continuously Occurring and Abruptly Changing 7. Continuously Occurring and Smoothly Changing 8. Discretely Occurring and Smoothly Changing 9. Discretely Occurring and Abruptly Changing 10. Special Maps 11. Web-Based Map Projection Resources