Measurements from Maps: Principles and Methods of Cartometry

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Measurements from Maps: Principles and Methods of Cartometry

Author(s): D H Maling (Author)

  • Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
  • Publication Date: January 15, 1988
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 450 pages
  • ISBN-10: 0080302890
  • ISBN-13: 9780080302898

Book Description

A classic text and reference work for students, academics and professionals approaching cartometry from a wide range of backgrounds - geography, cartography, forestry and stereology. The author hasd transcended these subject boundaries to produce a definitive and coherent guide to the theory and technique of measuring distance and areas on maps. To increase this book's accessibility, a minimum of mathematical knowledge is assumed.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'It is fair to call this book encyclopedic...Maling's masterwork'
Photogrammetric Record
'Vastly more comprehensive than its predecessors, and likely to remain the definitive reference book on the subject for many years'.
Geology Magazine

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