Outline of cartography
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to cartography:
Cartography (also called mapmaking) – study and practice of making and using maps or globes. Maps have traditionally been made using pen and paper, but the advent and spread of computers has revolutionized cartography.
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Essence of cartography
Branches of cartography
Approaches in cartography
Types of maps
- Cartogram
- City map
- Contour map
- Dymaxion map
- Electronic map
- Fantasy map
- Geologic map
- Map design
- Nautical chart
- Pictorial maps
- Planform
- Plat
- Reversed map
- Road atlas
- Street map
- Thematic map
- Topographic map
- World map
Map projections
History of cartography
General cartography concepts
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Cartography scholars
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- Edward Tufte—general information design principles
- Cynthia Brewer—theorist of digital cartography's design
Persons influential in cartography
See also
External links
- National Cartographic Center of Iran (NCC), Tehran
- British Cartographic Society
- Mapping History - a learning resource from the British Library
- Geography and Maps, an Illustrated Guide, by the staff of the US Library of Congress.
- The history of cartography at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
- Antique Maps by Carl Moreland and David Bannister - complete text of the book, with information both on mapmaking and on mapmakers, including short biographies of many cartographers
- North American Cartographic Information Society
- Society of Cartographers supports the practising cartographer and encourages and maintains a high standard of cartographic illustration
- Concise Bibliography of the History of Cartography, Newberry Library
- UPCT : project aimed at creating a world map (a French map to begin) with voluntaries using GPS
- GITTA - A webbased open content eLearning course with basic and intermediate cartography lessons based on the eLML XML framework.
