Map Use

A. Jon Kimerling is professor emeritus of geosciences at Oregon State University in Corvallis. He coauthored Elements of Cartography, sixth edition (Wiley, 1995). Aileen R. Buckley is a research cartographer for Esri.Phillip C. Muehrcke is professor emeritus of geography at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.Juliana O. Muehrcke is the founding editor of the journal Nonprofit World.

• Part One: Map Reading         1   The earth and earth coordinates         2    Map scale         3    Map projections         4    Grid coordinate systems         5     Land partitioning         6     Relief portrayal         7     Qualitative thematic maps         8     Quantitative thematic maps         9     Image maps       10     Map accuracy and uncertainty Part Two: Map Analysis       11     Distance finding       12     Direction finding and compasses       13     Position finding and navigation       14     GPS and maps       15     Area and volume measures       16     Surface analysis       17     Spatial pattern analysis       18     Spatial association analysis Part Three: Map Interpretation      19     Interpreting the lithosphere      20     Interpreting the atmosphere and biosphere      21     Interpreting the human landscape      22     Maps and reality Appendix A: Digital cartographic data Appendix B: Selected navigation and GPS abbreviations and acronyms Appendix C: Tables Glossary Index

As a full course or a series of mini lessons, this book is surely one the reviewer likes having on her shelf and has recommended and will continue to recommend to others. For the expert who is not teaching classes, there are jewels in the book that can simply convey important mapping concepts to build common ground with inquisitive friends, family, or that cross disciplinary colleague who never really thought much more of maps than they are pretty pictures.--Melissa J. Porterfield, Ph.D.Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing Vol. 85, No. 4, April 2019, pp. 251–252.