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In Search of the Essence of Cartography

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Discussed here is the essence of cartography as well as the specifics and the uniqueness in the cartographic modelling process. During the analysis of the theory of cartography and relations to other fields of knowledge, especially philosophy, eight properties of cartographic modelling have been defined which distinguish the process from other methods of space modelling. In attempting to define essential properties of cartographic modelling which would distinguish the process from other methods of space modelling, the authors introduce the notion that the method of cartographic presentation in the form of a map is not limited to graphic representation only. The language of graphic symbols used in classic methods of cartographic presentation is only one form of the cartographic notation of spatial information.

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  1. Institute of Geodesy and Cartography, Warsaw, Poland

    Marek Baranowski

  2. Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

    Dariusz Gotlib & Robert Olszewski

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  1. Department of Geography and Geology, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Michael P. Peterson

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Baranowski, M., Gotlib, D., Olszewski, R. (2017). In Search of the Essence of Cartography. In: Peterson, M. (eds) Advances in Cartography and GIScience. ICACI 2017. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57336-6_36

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