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Making Maps: A Visual Guide to Map Design for GIS

A concise, down-to-earth guide to creating maps using GIS, this book is visually engaging, clear, and compelling–exactly how an effective map should be. Featuring over 300 maps and other figures,

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Map Projections: Theory and Applications

About the Author: Frederick Pearson has extensive experience in teaching map projection at the Air Force Cartography School and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He developed star charts, satellite trajectory

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The Map Reader: Theories of Mapping Practice and Cartographic Representation

WINNER OF THE CANTEMIR PRIZE 2012 awarded by the Berendel Foundation The Map Reader brings together, for the first time, classic and hard-to-find articles on mapping. This book provides a wide-ranging

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Semiology of Graphics: Diagrams, Networks, Maps

Originally published in French in 1967, Semiology of Graphics holds a significant place in the theory of information design. Founded on Jacques Bertin’s practical experience as a cartographer, Part One

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Maps and Diagrams: Their Compilation and Construction (University Paperbacks)

‘Maps are drawn by men and not turned out automatically,’ wrote the eminent American geographer, J. K. Wright, in his delightful essay ‘Map Makers are Human’. But proficiency in

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The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis Volume 1: Geographic Patterns & Relationships

How to conduct accurate analysis using powerful GIS software tools. Product Features Used Book in Good Condition

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