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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Other Authors: | , |
Format: | eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Beijing :
O'Reilly
2005.
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Edition: | First edition |
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009626931506719 |
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. |
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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 |