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cartography::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mapmaking |
| Type of | devising, fashioning, making |
| Derivation | cartographer, cartographical |
Examples of cartography
cartography
Combines elements of cartography, statistical analysis, and database technology.
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It's also a lonely calling, says Mr. Nelson, a self-described cartography geek.
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These maps were created by cartography company Axis Maps using only typography.
From the theatlantic.com
Dieppe housed the most advanced French school of cartography in the 16th century.
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The cartography was based on Heinrich Barth's September 1853 visit to Timbuktu.
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Every time a Muslim turns to pray to Mecca, this sacred cartography is invoked.
From the guardian.co.uk
The map is faced eastwards, and not northwards, as usual in modern cartography.
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Virtual Map denied this and insisted that they had done their own cartography.
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The advent of web mapping can be regarded as a major new trend in cartography.
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- Mapmaking: the making of maps and charts
- (cartographer) a person who makes maps
- Cartography (in Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) is the study and practice of making maps (also can be called mapping). Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.
- (Cartographer (album)) E.S. Posthumus is an independent music group that produces cinematic style music. It is a form of classical that intertwines popular style drum rhythms with orchestral and electronic sounds. ...
- The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography. [from 19th c.]; An illustrative discussion of a topic. [from 20th c.]
- (CARTOGRAPHER) Person who makes maps. Cartography is the science and practice of projecting by various methods an area of the Earth's surface on a flat plane, as a sheet of paper.
- (Cartographer) uses technical, scientific and design skills to make maps
- (The Cartographer) due to his determination to "put San Diego on the map." ^[2]^[3]
- (cartographer) A person who studies the natural and social features of the Earth through the construction and use of maps.
