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Journeys
Shell Education 2008; US$ 8.99A shark is a type of fish that has about 350 different species in the world. Sharks are made up of cartilage and are always growing new teeth. Sometimes the teeth grow in rows of 5. Sharks are known to be dangerous creatures, but they do not kill as many people as one would think. Some different sharks are whale sharks, great white sharks, hammerhead... more...
Looking at Maps
Shell Education 2008; US$ 8.99Maps show us where things are in the world with abstract pictures of what is in view. Many maps have grid coordinates that make it easier to locate where something is. A vertical grid line is known as longitude and a horizontal line is known as latitude. Symbols and keys are important parts of maps. A scale helps us know how far apart things are from... more...
Multimedia Cartography
Springer 2007; US$ 189.99Provides an overview of the issues related to multimedia cartography and the design and production elements that are unique to this area of mapping. This book is for professional cartographers interested in moving into multimedia mapping, for cartographers involved in producing multimedia titles as well as for students and academics. more...
Digital Terrain Modeling
CRC Press 2004; US$ 129.95Digital Terrain Modelling: Principles and Methodology is the only up-to-date book covering the whole range of topics in terrain modelling. more...
Exploring Geovisualization
Elsevier Science 2005; US$ 240.00Sophisticated interactive maps are increasingly used to explore information - guiding us through data landscapes to provide information and prompt insight and understanding. Geovisualization is an emerging domain that draws upon disciplines such as computer science, human-computer interaction design, cognitive sciences, graphical statistics, data visualization,... more...
Mapping Hacks
O'Reilly Media 2005; US$ 23.99Since the dawn of creation, man has designed maps to help identify the space that we occupy. From Lewis and Clark's pencil-sketched maps of mountain trails to Jacques Cousteau's sophisticated charts of the ocean floor, creating maps of the utmost precision has been a constant pursuit. So why should things change now? Well, they shouldn't. The... more...
Survey of Palestine Under the British Mandate, 1920-1948
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 49.95This book is a historical study of the survey and mapping system of Palestine under the British Mandate. It traces the background and the reasoning behind the establishment of the survey programme, examines the foundations upon which the system was based, and strives to understand the motivation of those who implemented it. This study shows that the... more...
Geographical Design
Morgan & Claypool Publishers 2011; US$ 35.00With GIS technologies ranging from Google Maps and Google Earth to the use of smart phones and in-car navigation systems, spatial knowledge is often acquired and communicated through geographic information technologies. This monograph describes the interplay between spatial cognition research and use of spatial interfaces. It begins by reviewing what... more...
Kartographische Geländedarstellung
De Gruyter 1965; US$ 147.00Kartographische Geländedarstellung. more...









