Cartographic evaluation of town plans
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15310%2F12%3A33138848" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15310/12:33138848 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2012/s09.v2009" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2012/s09.v2009</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2012/s09.v2009" target="_blank" >10.5593/sgem2012/s09.v2009</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Cartographic evaluation of town plans
Original language description
Maps are the easiest way how to orient in an unknown environment, especially in the foreign city. Tourist maps are supposed to help visitors to get along with the city. This article is focused on the touristic maps or plans of the cities. They are evaluated from the view of cartography. It means semantic, cartographic and graphic rules. For the purpose of this article, a great amount of various maps of the cities and towns all over the Europe, Asia and North America were collected. The maps were dividedinto groups based on the map type e.g. pseudo 3D maps, commercial maps, maps with pictorial cartographic signs, touristic maps produced by professional cartographic companies and ortophotomaps. The evaluation from the cartographic view of every group was done. After the cartographic evaluation, maps were evaluated by non-cartographic users. The outputs will help to cartographers to choose proper cartographic signs for touristic map of the city. The cartographic recommendations help futu
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
DE - Earth magnetism, geodesy, geography
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA205%2F09%2F1159" target="_blank" >GA205/09/1159: The Intelligent System for Interactive Support of Thematic Map Design</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Conference proceedings 12th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference, Volume II
ISBN
978-954-91818-3-8
ISSN
1314-2704
e-ISSN
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Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
989-996
Publisher name
STEF92 Technology Ltd.
Place of publication
Sofia
Event location
Albena, Bulharsko
Event date
Jun 17, 2012
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
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