Principles of Cartography
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Principles of Cartography

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The book Principles of Cartography (Cartography) is a book that touches on most aspects of cartography, so that this book is scientifically and practically comprehensive, as the author aims in this book to help in understanding the theoretical foundations of cartographic science and accomplishing various practical cartographic works, so it is a suitable guide for students, professionals and interested people.

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Book description:

  • Author's name: D. M. Abdulrahman Mustafa Debs
  • Number of pages: 363 pages
  • The subject of the book: Principles of cartography 

The contents of the book:

  1. Introduction
  2. Chapter one: Theoretical foundations and general concepts related to maps
  • The concept of cartography
  • Map concept
  • Features of the map
  • Map properties
  1. Chapter two: Map elements
  • Map content
  • Importance of the map
  • Uses of the map
  1. Chapter Three: The basics (elements) of the map
  2. Chapter four: Cartographic connection
  • His concept
  • Its elements
  • Its components
  • Factors influencing it
  1. Chapter Five: Categorize geographic maps according to several principles and aspects
  2. Chapter Six: A brief overview of the history of maps through ancient, medieval and modern times
  3. Chapter Seven: Geographic coordinate systems
  • Its concept
  • Their types
  • Their benefits
  • Its importance on geographical maps
  1. Chapter VIII: Mapping Scale
  • His concept
  • How to write it on a map
  • Ways to identify it on her
  1. Chapter IX: Cartographic projections
  • His concept
  • Distortions that occur in it
  • Their classification and types
  • The most commonly used and world-famous drops
  1. Chapter Ten: A review of the most important cartographic symbols and terms
  • Its concept
  • Their types
  • The basics of choosing them on maps
  1. Chapter Eleven: The most important measurements made on maps
  • Methods for measuring distances and areas
  • How to measure regression
  • Determine the locations (coordinates) of points on maps
  1. Chapter Twelve: The most important traditional and modern methods used to orient maps on the ground
  2. Chapter Thirteen: The concept and fundamentals of reading and analyzing geographic phenomena depicted on a map, such as
  • Terrain
  • Population centers
  • Water network
  • Road network
  1. Chapter Fourteen: Methods of map output by GIS programs
  2. Chapter Fifteen: Processes and stages of map production
  3. Chapter Sixteen: Research and study methods using maps

 

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Weight 1 kg
Dimensions 20 x 20 x 20 x 20 cm

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