Mapping : a critical introduction to cartography and GIS / Jeremy W. Crampton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crampton, Jeremy W., Author.

Series:

Critical introductions to geography Mapping

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cartography--Computer programs.

Cartography.

Geographic information systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 217 pages) : illustrations, charts

Place of Publication:

Chichester, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS is an introduction to the critical issues surrounding mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) across a wide range of disciplines for the non-specialist reader.: Examines the key influences Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and cartography have on the study of geography and other related disciplines; Represents the first in-depth summary of the 'new cartography' that has appeared since the early 1990s; Provides an explanation of what this new critical cartography is, why it is important, and how it is relevant to a broad, interdisciplinary set of readers; Presents theoretical discussion supplemented with real-world case studies; Brings together both a technical understanding of GIS and mapping as well as sensitivity to the importance of theory"--Provided by publisher

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-4443-1741-5