
- 228 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Web Cartography
About this book
Maps and atlases are created as soon as information on our geography has been clarified. They are used to find directions or to get insight into spatial relations. They are produced and used both on paper as well as on-screen. The Web is the new medium for spreading and using maps. This book explains the benefits of this medium from the perspective
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Yes, you can access Web Cartography by Jan-Menno Kraak, Allan Brown, Jan-Menno Kraak,Allan Brown in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Civil Engineering. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Book cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter one Settings and needs for web cartography
- Chapter two Trends in cartography
- Chapter three Use of maps on the Web
- Chapter four Users of maps on the Web
- Chapter five Cartographic principles
- Chapter six Publishing maps on the Web
- Chapter seven Web map design in practice
- Chapter eight Web maps and National Mapping Organisations
- Chapter nine Web maps and tourists
- Chapter ten Web maps and atlases
- Chapter eleven Web maps and weather
- Chapter twelve Web maps and road traffic
- Chapter thirteen Outlook
- Appendix A File formats and plugins
- Appendix B Design, colour, images, fonts, file size
- Index