On the design of schematic transport maps

Cartographica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 217-228

  Avelar, Silvania ^a   Hurni, Lorenz ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cartographic design; Route data symbolization; Schematic maps; Transport network

Indexed keywords

CARTOGRAPHY; GIS; MAP GRAPHICS; MAPPING METHOD; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

EID: 33750204662     PISSN: 03177173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/A477-3202-7876-N514     Document Type: Article

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