Offers a graphics-intensive presentation of published maps, providing cartographic examples that GIS users can adapt for their needs. The text features a collection of 70-plus excellent map designs organized into six categories: two types of reference maps--topographic and navigation; two types of special-purpose maps--visitor and recreation, and infrastructure; and two types of thematic maps--categorical and quantitative. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction, followed by a map Brewer has redesigned three different ways to show readers some alternatives, and several other example maps.
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Cynthia A. Brewer is a professor and associate head of the Department of Geography at Pennsylvania State University, where she teaches introductory cartography and map design courses and advises graduate students working in cartography. She has worked as a map and atlas design consultant for the U.S. Census Bureau, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Health Statistics, and National Park Service.
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: 9781589481602
: ESRI Press
: Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S.
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