Showing papers in "Cartographic Journal in 1971"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors trace the growth of the "iso" family from the use of the isobath in 1584, through other members of the ISO family to the conception of the Isopleth in 1845, its birth in 1857, and its christening in 1859.
Abstract: Defining isometric lines as those portraying basic numerical distributions, and isopleths as portraying values, this paper traces the growth of the 'iso' family from the use of the isobath in 1584, through other members of the isometric family to the conception of the isopleth in 1845, its birth in 1857, and its christening in 1859.
17 citations
TL;DR: A questionnaire to 128 drivers included map reading tasks using ½-inch to 1 mile maps produced by Philips (Shell Motoring Maps) and by the Ordnance Survey, followed by questions about which of the two maps was preferred.
Abstract: A questionnaire to 128 drivers included map reading tasks using ½-inch to 1 mile maps produced by Philips (Shell Motoring Maps) and by the Ordnance Survey, followed by questions about which of the two maps was preferred and about the features required in a road map.
11 citations
TL;DR: Three automated contouring programs have been utilised on the same data and their relative advantages and deficiencies are discussed and desirable changes to these programs and the necessary capabilities of 'third generation' contours programs are suggested.
Abstract: Three automated contouring programs have been utilised on the same data and their relative advantages and deficiencies are discussed under a number of headings. Desirable changes to these programs and the necessary capabilities of 'third generation' contouring programs are suggested.
9 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the ideas behind road travel speed maps and the problems involved in designing such maps and look forward to the day when such maps might be regarded as "conventional road maps" enabling the road user to base his choice of route for a particular journey on more information than is currently available.
Abstract: The ideas behind road travel speed maps and the problems involved in designing such maps are described in detail. The author looks forward to the day when such maps might be regarded as 'conventional road maps' enabling the road user to base his choice of route for a particular journey on more information than is currently available.
8 citations
TL;DR: A reconstruction is made of the methods by which the Ordnance survey of Great Britain pioneered a system for establishing the place-name nomenclature on its maps in the nineteenth century as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: A reconstruction is made of the methods by which the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain pioneered a system for establishing the place-name nomenclature on its maps in the nineteenth century. Until 1820 there was little to differentiate the practice of the Survey from that of earlier cartographers but, thereafter, official surveyors were encouraged to consult a wide range of written and oral authorities and were instructed to record their findings in special name books. By the mid-nineteenth century the essentials of the modern system had been laid down and many thousands of local names published in map form for the first time.This paper was read in a shorter form to the annual symposium of the Society in September 1970, at the University of Bristol.
8 citations
TL;DR: The ECU automated contouring system is a flexible system within which the creative and interpretive skills of the cartographer can operate to produce a result which is acceptable quantitatively and qualitatively.
Abstract: Experiments in the smoothing of contours produced by the ECU automated contouring system are described. The result is a flexible system within which the creative and interpretive skills of the cartographer can operate to produce a result which is acceptable quantitatively and qualitatively.
6 citations
TL;DR: The simplicity and versatility of KOMPLOT are discussed with the aim of bringing computer aided cartography to a wider field of users.
Abstract: After describing the changes which program packages, such as SYMAP, can make to the production of thematic maps the author briefly considers the aesthetics of computer graphics The simplicity and versatility of KOMPLOT are then discussed with the aim of bringing computer aided cartography to a wider field of users
6 citations
TL;DR: The General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) is a successful example of international cartographic co-operation as discussed by the authors, and its fourth edition is in course of publication.
Abstract: The General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) is a successful example of international cartographic co-operation. It originated in the last year of the nineteenth century, and its fourth edition is in course of publication. This paper traces the development of the series, in terms both of its cartography and of the organisation of its production.
3 citations
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TL;DR: For many years geological students have been graduating from universities with little knowledge of how to use the cartographic language of line, letter, symbol and tone by which the distribution and spatial arrangement of earth science data can be best expressed.
Abstract: For many years geological students have been graduating from universities with little knowledge of how to use the cartographic language of line, letter, symbol and tone by which the distribution and spatial arrangement of earth science data can be best expressed. The author discusses the development of the teaching of geological cartography in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Leeds. Details of this innovation are set against the background of data obtained from a recent questionnaire on the practice of cartography as a discipline in departments of geology in British universities.
2 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline the relevant principles of automated cartography, and consider the problems faced by the Ordnance Survey in applying them to its own operations, and give an account of the Bideford Area Experiment, carried out in conjunction with the Experimental Cartography Unit of the Royal College of Art, London.
Abstract: The paper outlines the relevant principles of automated cartography, and considers the problems faced by the Ordnance Survey in applying them to its own operations. An account is given of the Bideford Area Experiment, carried out in conjunction with the Experimental Cartography Unit of the Royal College of Art, London, in which maps have been digitised at a large scale and draughted out at several smaller scales. The equipment in use at the Ordnance Survey is described, together with tests devised to monitor equipment accuracy. Reference is made to new investigations currently in hand, to assess the feasibility of selling digitised map data as a product in its own right.
TL;DR: In this article, the guide syllabus and curriculum for the H.N.C. courses in Surveying, Cartography and Planning are presented, as well as the curriculum for all the courses.
Abstract: This note introduces the guide syllabus and curriculum for the H.N.C. courses in Surveying, Cartography and Planning which follow.
TL;DR: The range of charts produced by the Hydrographic Department, other than the standard Admiralty Chart, is examined in this paper, with particular reference to charts for hovercraft, and the demand for such charts creates special production problems.
Abstract: The range of charts produced by the Hydrographic Department, other than the standard Admiralty Chart, is examined, with particular reference to charts for hovercraft. The demand for such charts creates special production problems.