Geography Reference
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Table 1 User groups and examples of themes of atlas content for the thematic atlases
User group
Theme of atlas content
Schools (children, pupils, students etc.)
Climate
Public and interest groups (tourists, fishermen, etc.)
Geology
Researchers (teachers, universities, government, etc.)
Soils
Forestry
Public health
Religion
Transport
Trade
War
Elections
The cartographic project of the atlas is a specific conceptual document in which
the cartographer defines the key cartographic information for the preparation of an
atlas, especially name and thematic aiming of the atlas, map scales, map pro-
jections, atlas and map layouts, draft of map contents, methods of data processing,
draft of atlas symbology, organizational and economic topics. The cartographic
project includes the text part and attachments, in which the authors present a first
look at the atlas layout and symbology. Processing of the cartographic project for
scientific or commercial thematic atlas always has the character of scientific and
technological work. It consists of system analyses, practical experiments and
visualization of atlas elements.
Thematic atlases encompass maps integrated in their content by a common
theme. They are compiled for various user groups in various themes (Table
1
).
Atlas makes sense to compile if there are met following prerequisites:
•
there is the content
It is crucial in order to that science, in whose
...
the atlas thematically
belongs to, has plenty of territorial scientific knowledge somehow temporally
unified (depending on the nature of
responsibility
'
'
the phenomenon, preferably to the
selected year).
•
there are serious interest and demand for the atlas compilation
It is expected that community of the mentioned science will welcome and support
the atlas and its use. It also includes the ability to
...
at both the stage
production, and sales (to sell out full edition of the atlas soon). The using of atlas
means not only its applying in the relevant field but also in related fields
(e.g. climatic atlas in agriculture) and the governmental management
(e.g. phenological atlas in determining agricultural subsidies). The indispensable
argument is also that science promotion and its publicity lurk behind the objective
needs, which must always be the central motif.
•
redeem the atlas
'
'
there is a cartographic subject which is capable to compile the atlas
The atlas compilation has to be undertaken by a sufficiently competent authority.
The competence of the authority means:
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