Measurements from Maps
eBook - PDF

Measurements from Maps

Principles and Methods of Cartometry

  1. 450 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Measurements from Maps

Principles and Methods of Cartometry

About this book

A classic text and reference work for students, academics and professionals approaching cartometry from a wide range of backgrounds - geography, cartography, forestry and stereology. The author hasd transcended these subject boundaries to produce a definitive and coherent guide to the theory and technique of measuring distance and areas on maps. To increase this book's accessibility, a minimum of mathematical knowledge is assumed.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Measurements from Maps: Principles and Methods of Cartometry
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Index to Symbols and Characters Used in the Text
  7. Chapter 1. The Nature of Cartometry
  8. Chapter 2. The Nature of the Medium
  9. Chapter 3. The Methods of Measuring Distance
  10. Chapter 4. Measurement of Area
  11. Chapter 5. The Variability of Cartometric Measurements
  12. Chapter 6. Errors of Measurement and Their Analysis
  13. Chapter 7. Statistical Sampling and Cartometry
  14. Chapter 8. Spatial Sampling and Cartometry
  15. Chapter 9. The Concept of the Accurate Map
  16. Chapter 10. Deformations of the Medium
  17. Chapter 11. Correction of Deformation by Measurement Control
  18. Chapter 12. Definition of the Feature to be Measured
  19. Chapter 13. Measurements on Aerial Photographs
  20. Chapter 14. Conventional Linear Measurements and their Reduction
  21. Chapter 15. Probabilistic Methods of Distance Measurement
  22. Chapter 16. Geometrical Methods of Area Measurement
  23. Chapter 17. Area Measurement by Planimeter
  24. Chapter 18. Direct Measurement of Area by Point-Counting Methods
  25. Chapter 19. Indirect Measurement of Area by Point-Counting Methods
  26. Chapter 20. Area Determined by Linear Measurements
  27. Chapter 21. Cartometry and the Digital Computer
  28. Chapter 22. Measurement on Mercator's Projection
  29. Chapter 23. The Cartometric Definition, Demarcation and Recovery of Maritime Boundaries
  30. References
  31. Index