The Routledge handbook of mapping and cartography

The Routledge Handbook of Mapping and Cartography- Front Cover......Page 1
The Routledge Handbook of Mapping and Cartography......Page 2
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of figures......Page 10
List of tables......Page 17
List of contributors......Page 18
Acknowledgements......Page 24
Introduction......Page 26
 References......Page 30
PART I:Situating cartography: from craft to performance......Page 32
 Max Eckert (1868–1938) and the genesis of Die Kartenwissenschaft......Page 34
 Critically evaluating Die Kartenwissenschaft......Page 38
 Volume 1 (1921)......Page 39
 Volume 2 (1925)......Page 45
 Reception of Die Kartenwissenschaft......Page 46
 Concluding remarks......Page 52
 References......Page 53
 Development and evolution of the cartographic communication paradigm......Page 54
 References......Page 67
 The beginnings of ‘scientific cartography’......Page 69
 Visual perception: seeing map symbols......Page 70
 Visual cognition: making sense of map symbols......Page 74
 References......Page 77
 Introduction......Page 80
 User-centred design......Page 81
 Map uses......Page 83
 Map users......Page 84
 User research methods......Page 85
 Doing user research......Page 89
 References......Page 90
Chapter 5: Map history: discourse and process......Page 93
 Maps and mapping......Page 95
 Modes of mapping......Page 97
 Mapping and spatial discourses......Page 101
 Studying early maps......Page 102
 Note......Page 103
 References......Page 104
 What is critical cartography?......Page 105
 Theory......Page 106
 Practice......Page 107
 Mutable critical mapping modes......Page 108
 Critical mapping moments......Page 109
 Critical methods......Page 110
 Conclusions......Page 111
 References......Page 112
 Introduction......Page 115
 Three minor cartographic performances......Page 116
 On performance and performativity......Page 119
 Earthly expressions......Page 122
 References......Page 124
 Introduction: the power to fascinate......Page 126
 The Baroque and spectacle......Page 127
 The map as meme complex......Page 130
 Girdle the Earth: maps, space and pace......Page 133
 Maps and the ‘spectacle of fear’......Page 135
 Conclusion......Page 136
 References......Page 137
PART II:Exploring the origins of modern cartography......Page 140
Chapter 9: Image and imagination: maps in Medieval Europe......Page 142
 Maps in books......Page 144
 Maps on walls and for walls......Page 146
 Manuscript maps on separate sheets......Page 150
 Notes......Page 152
 Deconstructing the paradigm......Page 159
 Maps as conversations......Page 162
 Centring maps......Page 164
 Conclusion......Page 165
 References......Page 166
 Measuring space......Page 170
 Measuring place......Page 174
 Measuring territory (and the Earth)......Page 178
 References......Page 182
 Surveys of European states before c.1800......Page 184
 The systematic mapping of France, 1669–1793......Page 188
 Modern systematic surveys......Page 189
 Conclusion......Page 195
 References......Page 196
Chapter 13: Cartographies of war and peace......Page 198
 References......Page 208
PART III:Measuring the Earth: from geodesy to GPS......Page 210
 Geodesy: determining the Earth’s shape and size......Page 212
 Modern geodesy......Page 213
 Geodetic coordinate systems......Page 214
 Rotational ellipsoid and the Earth’s sphere......Page 221
 Land surveying......Page 224
 References......Page 226
 Reference ellipsoid and datum......Page 227
 Coordinate systems......Page 228
 Map projections......Page 229
 Conformal projections......Page 230
 Equal area projections......Page 236
 Some projections preserving special properties......Page 240
 Projections developed to look correct......Page 242
 Combining map projections......Page 243
 Sources of tools and tutorials for map projections......Page 245
 References......Page 246
 Introduction......Page 248
 Platforms......Page 250
 Sensor systems......Page 251
 Photogrammetric mapping......Page 257
 Thematic mapping from remote sensing......Page 265
 Cartographic applications of remote sensing imagery......Page 274
 References......Page 275
Chapter 17: Geographical information systems......Page 276
 GI systems and the origins of modern cartography......Page 277
 Concluding comments......Page 282
 References......Page 283
 GPS and cartography......Page 284
 NAVSTAR GPS: principles of operation, structure and organization......Page 285
 The development of GPS......Page 289
 Alternative and future GNSS......Page 290
 References......Page 291
 Origins and development of mobile mapping technology......Page 293
 Principal mobile mapping technologies......Page 294
 Applications of mobile mapping technology......Page 297
 References......Page 299
 The beginnings......Page 301
 A developing project......Page 304
 The knock-on effect......Page 305
 Neocartography......Page 306
 Meanwhile, in the real world......Page 307
 Humanitarian work......Page 308
 References......Page 309
PART IV:Understanding cartographic design: principles in practice......Page 310
 The map-production process......Page 312
 Analysing and compiling the map data......Page 315
 Data quality......Page 316
 Generalization......Page 317
 Basic map design principles......Page 320
 Symbology......Page 322
 Further reading......Page 323
 In pursuit of the beautiful......Page 324
 Symbolizing the aesthetic......Page 328
 Towards new aesthetic frontiers......Page 331
 References......Page 334
 Map layout......Page 336
 Gestalt......Page 339
 Balance......Page 340
 Visual hierarchy......Page 343
 Web, mobile and new media......Page 346
 Further reading......Page 347
 References......Page 348
Chapter 24: Colour in cartography......Page 349
 Colour perception......Page 350
 Colour interactions......Page 353
 Qualitative maps......Page 355
 Quantitative maps......Page 359
 Colour vision deficiency (CVD)......Page 365
 Examples of Colour in Cartography......Page 366
 Dare to be different......Page 368
 Reference......Page 370
Chapter 25: Lettering and labelling on maps......Page 371
 Abbreviations, multi-line text and language......Page 384
 Masking......Page 386
 Callouts, charts, symbols and data labelling......Page 387
 Map sheets, tiles and atlases......Page 388
 3D......Page 390
 Summary and final points......Page 391
 References......Page 392
Chapter 26: Designing maps for print......Page 393
 Map design......Page 394
 Designing for black and white......Page 395
 Designing for colour......Page 398
 Reference......Page 399
 The fool’s errand of defining the Internet map......Page 400
 Don’t blink! Internet maps are growing up fast......Page 405
 What will the next ten years bring?......Page 410
 Conclusion......Page 411
 References......Page 412
 What is a school atlas?......Page 413
 Challenges for children......Page 414
 Planning a school atlas......Page 417
 Future trends......Page 418
 Design considerations......Page 419
 Conclusion......Page 421
 References......Page 422
PART V:Maps and society: use, uses, and users......Page 424
Chapter 29: Mapping place......Page 426
 Feelings about places......Page 427
 Common Ground’s parish maps project......Page 430
 Neighbourhood maps......Page 432
 Indigenous place mapping......Page 434
 References......Page 436
 Mapping national identities......Page 438
 Mocking identities?......Page 446
 Mapping local and regional identities......Page 448
 References......Page 450
 Nationalist mapping in interwar Germany......Page 452
 The nature of persuasive geopolitical maps......Page 456
 Organization and ideology of geopolitical maps......Page 460
 References......Page 462
Chapter 32: Persuasive map design......Page 464
 Rhetorical styles......Page 465
 Map elements......Page 467
 Persuasive maps on the Internet......Page 471
 Accidental persuasion......Page 472
 Further reading......Page 473
 References......Page 474
 Chorèmes, chorematic diagrams and schematic maps......Page 475
 Schematic maps and the changing nature of geography......Page 476
 Schematic maps and the teaching of regional geography......Page 478
 Schematic maps and the world beyond the classroom......Page 483
 Conclusion......Page 484
 References......Page 485
 Introduction: news from the frontline......Page 487
 News maps and the geography of news......Page 488
 News media maps: production and design issues......Page 490
 Thematic coverage: cartography and conflict......Page 493
 Future mapping?......Page 495
 References......Page 497
 Defining VGI......Page 500
 Advantages and disadvantages of VGI......Page 503
 The impact of VGI......Page 505
 Conclusions and future of VGI......Page 510
 References......Page 511
 Introduction: the view from Mr Clevvers Roaling Place......Page 514
 Once upon a time. . .......Page 515
 Yoknapatawpha County: the map is the territory?......Page 516
 The ‘Great Game’......Page 519
 Dense geographies: the text as the map......Page 521
 References......Page 523
Chapter 37: Mapping the invisible and the ephemeral......Page 525
 Urban mappings of invisibles and ephemerals......Page 526
 Smell as a mappable phenomenon......Page 528
 Olfactory translation: mapping smell through changing the angles of view......Page 536
 Contestation in the smellscape......Page 537
 References......Page 538
 Mapping in art: how we got to now......Page 541
 The materiality of maps......Page 543
 Globalization......Page 548
 Beyond the map......Page 550
 Notes......Page 551
 References......Page 552
Chapter 39: Gaming maps and virtual worlds......Page 553
 Getting lost......Page 554
 Deliberate maps......Page 556
 Walkthroughs and making maps......Page 558
 References......Page 559
PART VI:Reflections on the future of mapping and cartography......Page 562
Chapter 40: Hunches and hopes......Page 564
 References......Page 572
 Maps colour in our imaginations......Page 573
 New maps show when the world changes......Page 576
 Travel time mapping in spacetime......Page 579
 Seeing the world anew......Page 581
 References......Page 585
 The three threads in cartographic education: practice, theory, and art......Page 586
 From the candidate for cartographer to a professional......Page 587
 Two levels of education......Page 588
 The second level of education: a theoretical and practical specialization......Page 590
 The pragmatics of education......Page 592
 References......Page 593
 This contribution......Page 594
 Map drawing and replication......Page 595
 Traces......Page 599
 Reference......Page 600
Index......Page 601