computer cartography

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• Cartography — Cartographer redirects here. For the album by E.S. Posthumus, see Cartographer (album). A nautical chart of the Mediterranean Sea from the second quarter of the 14th century. It is the oldest original cartographic artifact in the Library of… …   Wikipedia

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• History of cartography — The Fra Mauro map, one of the greatest memorial of medieval cartography, was made around 1450 by the Venetian monk Fra Mauro. It is a circular world map drawn on parchment and set in a wooden frame, about two meters in diameter Cartography (from… …   Wikipedia

• Topic outline of cartography — For a more comprehensive list, see the List of cartography topics. Cartography or mapmaking is the study and practice of making maps or globes. Maps have traditionally been made using pen and paper, but the advent and spread of computers has… …   Wikipedia

• Star cartography — Star cartography, stellar cartography, celestial cartography, or uranography (Koine Greek ουρανος [IPA: IPA|uːra nos] , sky, heaven + γραφειν [IPA: IPA|gra pʰiːn] write ) is the branch of astronomy concerned with mapping the stars, galaxies, and… …   Wikipedia

• Rendering (computer graphics) — Not to be confused with 3D rendering. A variety of rendering techniques applied to a single 3D scene …   Wikipedia

• Visualization (computer graphics) — See also Visualization and Information graphics Visualization is any technique for creating images, diagrams, or animations to communicate a message. Visualization through visual imagery has been an effective way to communicate both abstract and… …   Wikipedia

• 2D computer graphics — is the computer based generation of digital images mdash;mostly from two dimensional models (such as 2D geometric models, text, and digital images) and by techniques specific to them. The word may stand for the branch of computer science that… …   Wikipedia

• Rugged computer — Panasonic CF U1 Toughbook rugged computer is used for surveying, cartography or field data collection. CF U1 is used for example for forest inventories (Field Map technology). A rugged (or ruggedized, but also ruggedised) computer is a computer… …   Wikipedia

• Scribing (cartography) — Scribing was used to produce lines for cartographic map compilations before the use of computer based geographic information systems. Lines produced by manual scribing are sharp, clear and even. An impression of the corrected compilation sheet is …   Wikipedia

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