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Cartography

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British Cartographic Society: An association of individuals and organisations dedicated to exploring and developing the world of maps. Membership includes mapping companies, publishers, designers, academics, researchers, map curators, individual cartographers, GIS specialists, and ordinary members of the public with an interest in maps.
Author: British Cartographic Society
Subjects: cartography
DeweyClass: 526
Resource type: institution
British Library Map Collections: Details of the UK national collection of cartographic materials and the holdings of the Map Library, which provides access to maps, atlases and globes of all parts of the world dating back to the 15th century. There is a collection overview, history and scope of the collections, and a bibliography of guides to the collection, but few online maps.
Author: British Library
Subjects: cartography, world maps
DeweyClass: 912
Resource type: documents, map index
Cartographic Materials Discipline Page: Links to electronic cartographic resources including maps, charts, remote sensing images, and other spatial data. There are also links to map catalogues, inventories, and bibliographies.
Author: University of Waterloo
Subjects: cartography, remote sensing
DeweyClass: 526
Resource type: index
Cartography Departments: List of university cartography departments worldwide.
Author: Oddens, Roelof P., Universiteit Utrecht
Subjects: cartography
DeweyClass: 526
Resource type: index
Creating and Distributing High Resolution Cartographic Images: Feature article from a full text electronic journal about digitisation, focusing on the reformatting of paper maps as computer-readable images, both for purposes of preservation and for access through CDs or on the Web.
Author: Allen, David Yehling
Subjects: cartography, digitisation
DeweyClass: 526
Resource type: article
EDINA Digimap: Ordnance Survey map data for the UK Higher Education community, enabling users to view and print maps of any location in the UK at predefined scales. Requires institutional subscription and individual registration via an ATHENS username and password.
Author: EDINA, Edinburgh University
Subjects: cartography, historical geography, maps of britain
DeweyClass: 912.41
Resource type: documents, maps
Historic Maps of Dutch Cartographers: Collection of historical maps of the Netherlands by cartographers such as Janssonius, Jacob Aertsz, Georg Braun, and Frans Hogenberg. City maps from Blaeu's Toonneel der Steden are also featured.
Author: Welling, George M.
Subjects: cartography, historical geography, netherlands
DeweyClass: 526
Resource type: maps
History of Cartography Project: research, editorial, and publishing venture drawing international attention to the history of maps and mapping. The Project's major work is the multi-volume History of Cartography series. Its inter-disciplinary approach brings together scholars in the arts, sciences, and humanities. Organized by region and time period, The History of Cartography looks at maps in the context of the societies that made and used them.
Author: University of Wisconsin Department of Geography
Subjects: cartography
DeweyClass: 526
Resource type: book abstracts
Intute: social sciences - GIS and cartography: Set of links to selected maps, plans, atlases, geographic information systems and cartographic resources.
Author: Intute
Subjects: cartography, geographical data
DeweyClass: 912
Resource type: index, map index
Korea through Western Cartographic Eyes: Article examining Korea's cartographic representation as documented by Europeans from the 15th century onwards. Considers the influences of European exploration, and the origin and history of Dutch cartography.
Author: Savenije, Henny
Subjects: cartography, north korea, south korea
DeweyClass: 915.19
Resource type: article
LTSN Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences: One of the Learning and Teaching Support Network Centres. Provides links to collections of resources, projects, programmes, software, online journals, and events.
Author: Learning and Teaching Support Network, Plymouth University
Subjects: cartography, geographical data, geography education, geology education, meteorology
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: documents
Making Maps Easy To Read: Summarises a research project that set out to discover some of the factors that make maps easy to read and to use. This research on cartographic communication is divided into six sections: Relief: Depicting a Surface on a Map; Map Typography; Eye Movements & Maps; Other Map Symbols; Overview; and Notes.
Author: University College London, Royal College of Art and Nottingham University
Subjects: cartography
DeweyClass: 526
Resource type: article abstracts
Map History / History of Cartography: Sources of information on the history of cartography (early maps, old maps, or historical maps). Topics include exhibitions, prizes and awards, history of globes, journals, lectures, map interest societies, and researchers.
Author: Campbell, Tony
Subjects: cartography
DeweyClass: 526
Resource type: index
Map Maker GIS Software for Windows: Low-cost and easy to use mapping software.
Author: Map Maker
Subjects: cartography
DeweyClass: 526
Resource type: software
Odden's Bookmarks: The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping: Extensive index of over 7000 resources including maps and atlases in electronic form, sellers of cartographic material, map collections, cartographic and geographical societies, departments of cartography, government cartography, libraries and literature.
Author: Oddens, Roelof P., Universiteit Utrecht
Subjects: cartography, world maps
DeweyClass: 912
Resource type: map index
Ordnance Survey: UK national mapping service and map publisher.
Author: Ordnance Survey
Subjects: cartography, maps of britain, surveying
DeweyClass: 526
Resource type: institution
Ordnance Survey Ireland: Introduction to Ireland's national mapping service and map publisher. Includes information on strategy, ordering, tourist and leisure mapping, digital mapping and aerial photography.
Author: Ordnance Survey Ireland
Subjects: cartography, ireland, maps of europe
DeweyClass: 526
Resource type: institution
Peters Projection: Area Accurate Map: Information about the Peters Projection, which was created in 1974 by Arno Peters to address some of the problems of existing maps of the world.
Author: Peters, Arno
Subjects: cartography
DeweyClass: 526.8
Resource type: documents, map
Society of Cartographers: Society founded in 1964 aiming to support the practising cartographer and encourage and maintain a high standard of cartographic illustration.
Author: Society of Cartographers
Subjects: cartography
DeweyClass: 526
Resource type: institution
United Nations Cartographics Section: Collections of general maps, and deployment maps of peacekeeping missions prepared by the UN's mapping and GIS specialists and stored as PDF files. Both collections can be browsed via a pull-down menu or on separate pages. The general maps page organises maps by region, while the peacekeeping missions map page offers mission overviews and an archive of maps from past missions.
Author: United Nations
Subjects: cartography, world maps
DeweyClass: 912
Resource type: map collection
World of Maps: Collection of links to catalogues of map holdings, collections and archives, and information relating to map curatorship, history, institutions, and events.
Author: Buhler, Jurg
Subjects: cartography, world maps
DeweyClass: 912
Resource type: index
WWWVL Cartography Resources: Index to Internet resources in cartography, maps and GIS.
Author: Crampton, Jeremy, Virtual Library
Subjects: cartography, gis, world maps
DeweyClass: 526
Resource type: index