Studying cartographic heritage: Analysis and visualization of geometric distortions

Computers and Graphics (Pergamon)

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 402-411

  Jenny, Bernhard ^a   Hurni, Lorenz ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cartometry; Distortion grid; Geodetic accuracy; History of cartography; Map projection; Planimetric accuracy

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; GEOMETRY; HISTORY; INFORMATION USE; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; SEMANTICS; VISUALIZATION;

CARTOMETRY; GEODETIC ACCURACY; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION; GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS; GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS; MAP PROJECTION; PLANIMETRIC ACCURACY; SEMANTIC INFORMATION;

MAPS;

EID: 79951558051     PISSN: 00978493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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