Elements of Cartography

Cartography today; Nature of cartography; History of cartography; Basic Geodesy; Map projections; Scale, reference, and coordinate systems; Ground survey and positioning; Remote sensing data collection; Census and sampling; Data models for digital cartographic information; Map digitizing; Image processing; Digital databases; Geographic and cartographic database concepts; Managing larga databases; Data measurement and basic statistical processing; Geographic informatio systems; Cartographic design; Color theory and models; Color and pattern creation and specification; Color and pattern use; Typography and lettering the map; Map compilation; Selection and generalization ...principles; symbolization: feature atributes at points, lines, and areas; Symbolizations: feature attribute volumes; Portraying the land-surface form; Multivariate mapping and modeling; Dynamic/interactive mapping; Map reproduction; Map production.