Table of Contents: Causes and consequences of map generalisation/

Main Author:	Joao, Elsa Maria
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London Bristol, PA: Taylor & Francis, c1998
Series:	Research monographs in geographic information systems
Subjects:	Χαρτογραφία > Επεξεργασία δεδομένων Γεωγραφικά συστήματα πληροφοριών Cartography > Data processing Geographic information systems Cartography

Table of Contents:

Series of introduction
Foreword
Preface
1. Scale and generalization in GIS
2. The consequences of generalization: a review
3. Selecting and preparing the maps
4. A methodology for the measurement of generalization effects
5. The effects of generalization on individual features
6. The impact of generalization on GIS map manipulations
7. The importance of generalization effects: repercussions for the future of GIS
Appendix A. Generalization effects embedded in the British: 1:50.000 scale map
Appendix B. Raw data for each feature per scale for the two study areas
Appendix C. Sample monochrome copies of the maps used
References
Author index
Subject index