Add Papers Marked0
Paper checked off!

Marked works

Viewed0

Viewed works

Shopping Cart0
Paper added to shopping cart!

Shopping Cart

Register Now

eKönyvtár library
FAQ
 

Great deal: today with a discount!

Regular price:
1 182 Ft
You save:
190 Ft
Discounted price*:
992 Ft
Purchase
Add to Wish List
ID number:602878
Author:
Evaluation:
Published: 14.04.2010.
Language: English
Level: College/University
Literature: 9 units
References: Used
Table of contents
Nr. Chapter  Page.
  INTRODUCTION    2
  About cartography    3
  The oldest    5
  Map making    6
  Scale in maps    7
  Map types    7
  Topographic map    8
  Colors in maps    9
  CONCLUSION    10
  REFERENCES    11
Extract

Usually, when people hear the word „land surveying” or „land use planning”, they incurred the Association for the profession, associated with land lenght and height measurements with a special, unusual instruments and also the border demarcation. Someone even remember about the the novel of famous writers - brothers "Mērnieku laiki" which were obligatory at school. But only a few people realized that land surveying is a very broad profile of the industry, which could not exist without the other related industries.
Daily we generally use various kinds of plans and topographical maps, for example, when we are travelling or driving with car and we need to find the shortest way in map. Or when we need to depict land use patterns in their own or neighbor's property. The famous navigator Christopher Columbus also had been a land surveyor, perhaps that is why he were lucky in discovering America, because at that time he had a acquirements in map drawing and reading. And all maps and plans are drawn by surveyors measured data. This is done in science sector - cartography. It is a very broad field that includes data valuating, processing and map drawing.
In our speciality also cartography is one of the compulsory subjects in next years, so before that, I wanted to know more about maps and cartography and their role in land use planning, in addition to look into the the one of map types - topographic maps, which are one of use planners „field”.…

Author's comment
Load more similar papers

Send to email

Your name:

Enter an email address where the link will be sent:

Hi!
{Your name} suggests you to check out this eKönyvtár paper on „Cartography”.

Link to paper:
https://eng.ekonyvtar.eu/w/602878

Send

Email has been sent

Choose Authorization Method

Email & Password

Email & Password

Wrong e-mail adress or password!
Log In

Forgot your password?

Facebook

Not registered yet?

Register and redeem free papers!

To receive free papers from eKönyvtár.com it is necessary to register. It's quick and will only take a few seconds.

If you have already registered, simply to access the free content.

Cancel Register