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Development of a cartographic language

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Spatial Information Theory A Theoretical Basis for GIS (COSIT 1993)

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The development of a cartographic language for topographic maps is presented. Map components are identified as part of the analytical study of maps and based on these components the elements of the language, alphabet and grammar, are identified. Then, the alphabetic symbols together with the components of the grammar: operations, rules and writing mechanism, are discussed in detail.

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  1. Center for Mapping, The Ohio State University, 1216 Kinnear Road, 43212, Columbus, Ohio

    J. Raul Ramirez Ph.D.

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Ramirez, J.R. (1993). Development of a cartographic language. In: Frank, A.U., Campari, I. (eds) Spatial Information Theory A Theoretical Basis for GIS. COSIT 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 716. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57207-4_8

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