A possible task for the ICA Commission on Cartographic Communication would be to initiate and support practical programs of research that would help provide better understanding of visual characteristics of map symbols. Such research would aid
designers by providing information about reactions on the part of persons other than the designers themselves. The field of cartography should be the primary source for data on how to use marks on maps.
Les cartographes doivent tenir compte des caractéristiques cognitives de l'utilisateur lorsqu'ils conçoivent des cartes. Si l'accent est mis sur la perception, au niveau de la conception, on assistera à une diversification plutôt qu'à la
Provides a checklist that breaks down software features into such categories as range of map types, evaluation of the program, map design, flexibility and choropleth classification. - (DWG)
Les difficultés d'utiliser les plans de ville pour les cartographes et les géoinformaticiens
Cartographicdesign ; Cartographic symbol ; Czech Republic ; Geographical information system ; Town ; Town plan ; Urban planning
The paper deals with cartographical and geoinformatical evaluation of Czech urban plans. The disparity between plan and map terms and how this disparity is perceived by cartographers and city planners is discussed. The recent standards for urban
Soil map legends as tools of cartographic communication
Cartographic symbol ; Cartography ; Concept ; Geographical information system ; Land use ; Methodology ; Soil ; Soil map ; Soil properties
This paper reports on one series of experiments to evaluate how varying the symbolization of soils on maps and the concomitant legend design affect the map's readility.
Wide spread of personnel computers forces the use of all available input devices for cartographic information digitizing. The paper deals with the results of experiments on digitizing of different traditional cartographical documents by dekstop
publishing scanner and processing of such images by raster painting programmes. One of the most effective usages of such scanner in geographical practical work is the digitizing of contour maps for further thematic maps composition and design. - (L'A.).
The article deals with history of cartographic products, of cartographic techniques, of map design, of cartographic enterprises and publishers of cartographic institutions, of map utilization, of theoretical cartography and the relations to other
Zur aufgabenspezifischen kartographischen Modellierung in der Territorialplanung, dargestellt an der Aufgabenstellung Standortverteilung der Produktivkräfte. (Problem-specific cartographical modelling in territorial planning, described
The function of the map is the main determinant of map design. With example of the problem of the distribution of stations of production forces the author illustrated a problem-specific determination of the function of thematic maps and the co
in their inability to compose maps and use that tool to express themselves. Cartographers, on the other hand, elaborate on map production techniques, including drawing, printing, design, and analysis, but their work is handicapped by insufficient knowledge
Maps have traditionally been a tool of geography but since the end of the 19th century geographical studies and cartography have developed along divergent paths. Over-reliance of geographers on cartographers to produce maps results
An integrated approach to map design and production
Creative, productive human activity is often associated with a melding of rational-analytical thinking and intuitive-halistic thought. In this paper the common sense basis of map design and production is related to the integration of these two
distinct but complementrary ways of processing information. A variety of circumstances that influence cartographic education are viewed within the framework of these two cognitive styles.
Cartographic symbol ; Cartography ; Conflict ; Event ; Space time ; Temporality ; Time ; War
: as a rule, these methods don’t reflect the temporo-spatial progression of events that a cartographic work strives to capture. The article proposes a general approach recommended for the design and creation of temporal legends for animated maps in order
The article provides an analysis of the possibilities for the graphic presentation of time in animated cartographic works. Methods commonly used for the expression of time in cartographic animations are mentioned and their weakness indicated
to eliminate this flaw. This approach is then applied to a sample group of cartographic works that depict historical battles. - (EN)