Mapping hacks tips & tools for electronic cartography

Since the dawn of creation, man has designed maps to help identify the space that we occupy. From Lewis and Clark's pencil-sketched maps of mountain trails to Jacques Cousteau's sophisticated charts of the ocean floor, creating maps of the utmost precision has been a constant pursuit. So...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erle, Schuyler (-)
Other Authors: Gibson, Rich, Walsh, Jo
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Beijing : O'Reilly 2005.
Edition:First edition
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009626931506719
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Summary:Since the dawn of creation, man has designed maps to help identify the space that we occupy. From Lewis and Clark's pencil-sketched maps of mountain trails to Jacques Cousteau's sophisticated charts of the ocean floor, creating maps of the utmost precision has been a constant pursuit. So why should things change now? Well, they shouldn't. The reality is that map creation, or ""cartography,"" has only improved in its ease-of-use over time.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxvi, 525 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
Available also in a print edition
ISBN:9781491951651
9780596522414