Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Snyder's
Map
Projections:
A
Working
Manual
,
see
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/pp/
pp1395
More mathemathical descriptions of projection are available at
http://mathworld.wolfram.
com/topics/MapProjections.html
For
general
information
about
scale,
see
http://geography.about.com/cs/maps/a/
mapscale.htm
The USGS provides general information about map scale at
http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/
pubs/factsheets/fs01502.html
The
importance
of
scale
for
geographic
representation
is
handled
at
http://
historymatters.gmu.edu/mse/maps/question3.html
To see how one GIS software company addresses generalization, see
www.laser-scan.
com/solutions/generalisation/
One of the best sources for practical information about the use of color in carto-
graphic representation is
www.laser-scan.com/solutions/generalisation/
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