Cartography: Communicating Spatial Information

Question 1

What are the 3 types of Cartographic Traditions?

Answer 1

1. ) Communication Maps (cholera map)
2. ) Storage maps (oldest)(stores geographic info)
   - Topography on them
   - Longitude and Latitude
   - UTM
   - Infinite # of info
3. ) Analysis Tradition
   - recent tradtion

Question 2

When we make maps we include spatial and non-spatial information, what is examples of spatial information and non spatial information?

Answer 2

Spatial: Numbers, addresses, location, statistics, areas and paths
Non-Spatial: Identity/name, Quantity/magnitude, statistics, and category.

Question 3

Cartography

Answer 3

science of map making.

Question 4

Cartographic semiotics

Answer 4

• symbols

- Typography

Question 5

Cartography as Communication

Answer 5

One of the most useful approaches to the study of cartography is to view maps as a form of visual communication. Cartographers seek to make use of viosual resources such as colour, shape and pattern to communicate information about spatial relationships.

Question 6

Syntax:

Answer 6

How sentences are laid out in order to create grammatical sentences

Question 7

Semiotics:

Answer 7

Theory of signs

Question 8

Semantics

Answer 8

Relationship between a sign (or symbol) and what is signifies

Question 9

Pragmatics

Answer 9

How is the sign used?

Question 10

maps are

Answer 10

geographical information of geographical phenomenom.

Question 11

How is cartography different to other forms of visual communication?

Answer 11

Cartographers must pay special attention to coordinate systems, map projections and issues of scale and direction that are in most cases of relatively little concern to other graphic designers or artists.

Question 12

Some of the most important decisions cartographers make in the process of cartographic design revolve around…

Answer 12

1. ) How much to simplify the situation being depicted and

2. ) How to symbolize the relationships being represented.

Question 13

Types of Maps:

Answer 13

1. ) Planimetric Maps
2. ) Cadastral Maps
3. ) Topographic Maps
4. ) Thematic maps

Question 14

What maps have more specification of location and position?

Answer 14

Thematic has most specification and Planimetric has the least. Topographic has more than cadastral.

Question 15

Planimetric Map:

Answer 15

A map showing Horizontal variation

Question 16

Cadastral Map

Answer 16

• map often based on markers (monuments) for the physical description of a specifiec land area.
• Uses longitude and Latitude
• Everything on map referencing towards markers.
  Associated with planning.
• Has internal frame of reference

Question 17

Topographic Maps:

Answer 17

• Maps representing elevation change through contour lines, shading or colour.
• Provides an accurate and consistent frame of reference for locating features on the map
• Continous fram of reference
• Topographic maps have external or global frame of reference
• Has a neat line!

Question 18

Neat Line:

Answer 18

Beginning and end of map space

Question 19

Topologic Map:

Answer 19

• Maps that maintain accurate spatial relationships but relax the location accuracy of individual features!
  ex. ) map of londons underground is a topologic map because they relax on some location accuracy such as the river. Sometimes features will be relaxed so it is easier to read by the viewer.