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An important factor in map symbols is the order in which they are ranked according to their relative importance. This is known as intellectual hierarchy. The most important hierarchy is the thematic symbols and type labels that are directly related to the theme. Next comes the title, subtitle, and legend. [1]
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This image is a derivative work of the following images: Map symbol-pin.gif licensed with PD-self . 2006-08-22T19:07:19Z Qyd 248x342 (10707 Bytes) {{Information |Description=tourism map location symbol - interim gif solution for transparent overlay (untill IE fixes transparent svg display) |Source=[[:Image:Map symbol location 02.png]] |Date=Aug 2006 |Author=seamus mcgil
For "UNIT ICON" select from images available at commons:Category:Military map symbols for units and formations. For "UNIT SIZE ICON" select from images available at commons:Category:Unit size indicators for tactical signs and map symbols of NATO. Optimal unit size graphics are the 600 × 135 px vectorized images.
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Overprinting: when labels cross map symbols (especially those that are of high visual weight), they will be less legible, and obscure the shape and reduce the figure-ground contrast of the underlying feature. Usually, careful positioning of labels into empty space can avoid these conflicts, but when they cannot, masking or halos can be used to ...
Map labels introduce unique challenges to legibility, due to their tendency to be small, unfamiliar, irregularly spaced, and placed on top of map symbols. [28] Association, the ease with which map users can recognize which feature a particular piece of text is labeling. This can be especially challenging on general purpose maps containing a ...
Transport and Map Symbols is a Unicode block containing transportation and map icons, largely for compatibility with Japanese telephone carriers' emoji implementations of Shift JIS, and to encode characters in the Wingdings and Wingdings 2 character sets.