Measurements from Maps
Principles and Methods of Cartometry
- 1st Edition - April 20, 2016
- Latest edition
- Author: D H Maling
- Language: English
A classic text and reference work for students, academics and professionals approaching cartometry from a wide range of backgrounds - geography, cartography, forestry and… Read more
A classic text and reference work for students, academics and professionals approaching cartometry from a wide range of backgrounds - geography, cartography, forestry and stereology. The author hasd transcended these subject boundaries to produce a definitive and coherent guide to the theory and technique of measuring distance and areas on maps. To increase this book's accessibility, a minimum of mathematical knowledge is assumed.
Scientists & technologists in fields of geography, cartography, geology, forestry, resource evaluation/Graduate & undergraduate courses
CONTENTS INCLUDE: The nature of cartometry; The variability of cartometric measurements; Spatial sampling and cartometry; Area measurement by planimeter; Area determined by linear measurements; The cartometric definition, demarcation and recovery ofmaritime boundaries
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: April 20, 2016
- Language: English
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D H Maling
Affiliations and expertise
Formerly University of Wales