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Spatialization (or spatialisation) is the spatial forms that social activities and material things, phenomena or processes take on [1] in geography, sociology, urban planning and cultural studies. Generally the term refers to an overall sense of social space typical of a time, place or culture .
Spatial analysis confronts many fundamental issues in the definition of its objects of study, in the construction of the analytic operations to be used, in the use of computers for analysis, in the limitations and particularities of the analyses which are known, and in the presentation of analytic results.
An understanding of what makes some placement better than others thus streamlines the process of creating an effective map. Early textbooks provided some general advice, [ 2 ] [ 1 ] but the primary contribution of Imhof's 1962 (English 1975) paper was to analyze the best practices of cartographers, and set forth a clear set of rules for label ...
A medieval depiction of the Ecumene (1482, Johannes Schnitzer, engraver), constructed after the coordinates in Ptolemy's Geography and using his second map projection. The translation into Latin and dissemination of Geography in Europe, in the beginning of the 15th century, marked the rebirth of scientific cartography, after more than a millennium of stagnation.
Later in the book, but fitting thematically into this part, [1] [4] chapter 9 covers map projections. [3] Moving from geodesy to visualization, [1] chapters 4 and 5 concern the use of color and scale on maps. Chapter 6 concerns the types of data to be visualized, and the types of visualizations that can be made for them.
A map is a symbolic depiction of interrelationships, commonly spatial, between things within a space. A map may be annotated with text and graphics. A map may be annotated with text and graphics. Like any graphic, a map may be fixed to paper or other durable media, or may be displayed on a transitory medium such as a computer screen.
To design and develop computer software for the analysis and graphic display of spatial data. To distribute the resulting software to governmental agencies, educational organizations and interested professionals. To conduct research concerning the definition and analysis of spatial structure and process." [8]
Cartographic design or map design is the process of crafting the appearance of a map, applying the principles of design and knowledge of how maps are used to create a map that has both aesthetic appeal and practical function. [1]