GEOG 2480 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Global Positioning System, Remote Sensing, Vector Graphics
8 Dec 2017
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Definition; cartography: the art, science and technology of making, using and studying maps. A map is a representation, normally to scale and on a flat medium, of a selection of material or abstract features, on, or in relation to, the surface of the earth or a celestial body. A map is a representation of all or part of the earth drawn to scale, on a plane surface. A map is a device for storing and communicating information about the physical or social phenomena that are distributed over the earth"s surface. A map is a graphical representation, of the milieu. The milieu includes all aspects of the cultural and physical environment. A map is an geographical image of the environment. A map is a set of points, lines and areas that are defined by their position in space with reference to a coordinate system, and by their non-spatial attributes. (exactly how.
