Cartography: Thematic Map Design 6th Edition, by Borden Dent, Jeff Torguson and Thomas Hodler introduces students to the different types of map projections, map design, and map production. Cartography is generally for a sophomore or junior level course for geography majors and many professors are beginning to introduce computer cartography throughout the course.
While the focus remains on the principles of thematic map design, all chapters are updated, now providing a more integrated, practical link between cartographic theory and practice for users of GIS, computer mapping, and graphic design software. The goal of this new edition is to provide an in-depth discussion of the process of designing maps for displaying spatial information.
The intended audience of this text is rather broad based. It includes instructors and students of higher education classes in cartography focusing on the design and creation of thematic maps. Both instructors and students will appreciate the straightforward presentation of material, including over 120 newly designed graphics and map examples, as well as the authors’ suggestions for the do’s and don’ts of map design.
Other users include a range from cartographic professionals to novice users of software that produce maps. For those professionals who wish to have a modern reference book to which they can turn for review of thematic map design principles, this text will serve them well. The book is written in user-friendly language that even the most novice generator of maps can easily follow. It is especially beneficial to those individuals who wish an understanding of map design that goes beyond the use of software default settings.
This text will provide each user with an overview of cartographic design of thematic maps based upon the three authors’ combined professional and academic experience of over fifty years. The text’s 17 chapters are presented in five parts, each of which has a focus that bonds the chapters together. Users of the previous edition of the text will notice that the chapter on Geographic Information Systems has been removed since the text is now GIS-friendly throughout.
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