Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation

By Juliana O Muehrcke, Phillip C Muehrcke, A. Jon Kimerling, et al.

Book Overview

Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation, eighth edition is a comprehensive, foundational textbook designed for the college curriculum. Now updated with a new section on map interpretation, Map Use provides students with the knowledge and skills to read and understand maps, and offers professional cartographers a thorough reference resource. Nearly 600 full-color maps, photographs, and graphs illustrate the concepts behind communicating with maps, while Powerpoint slides (available through the book resource page at https: //links.esri.com/MapUseSlides) further support use of the text in the classroom. The book renders basic cartographic principles accessible to all, from students of cartography and map design to those without a formal education in geography. Accommodating new developments in GPS and geographic information system technology, Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation, eighth edition can serve as an excellent introductory GIS text.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589484428
• ISBN13: 9781589484429
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Esri Press
• Length: 666 Pages
• Weight: 5.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 8.3" x 10.8"