Map production, also called cartography, is one of the processes of visual representation of
reality. This practice has for a long time been of huge interest to humanity and was initially a …

Rock and stone drawings that ancient man made, were the beginning of the discipline of
cartography. At first cartography developed gradually over the centuries. Influenced by …

Maps have the ability to present, synthesize, analyse and explore the real world. Maps do
this well because they only present a selection of the complexity of reality and visualize it in …

The creation of maps is the art and science of cartography, which has been a vital part of
human history for millennia. Maps have been used to represent the world around us since …

To analyze spatially referenced data, ie data referring to geographical objects or locations,
one should present them on a map. IRIS is a software system that supports exploration of …

Today maps can be created and used by any individual stocked with just modest computing
skills from virtually any location on Earth and for almost any purpose. In this new mapmaking …

A Geographic Infonnation System (GIS) is an automated infonnation system that is able to
compile, store, retrieve, analyze, and display mapped data. Only a decade ago this …

This paper deals with a technological concept of an integrated visualisation (VIS) and
geoinformation (GIS) software environment for the database-based construction of quality …

In many scientific disciplines, isoline maps are by far the most widely used cartographic
device. Their appearance and utility are controlled by large number of design parameters …

Well‐designed maps offer insight into spatial patterns and relations among the mapped
phenomena, and do this well because they symbolize and abstract the reality represented …