Measuring the World
Series: On the Map
Publisher: Checkerboard Books; ABDO Publishing Company; Checkerboard Library
Published: January 2008
Place of publication: Edina, Minnesota, United States of America
Language: eng
Format: Library Binding
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781599289526
Subjects: Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Geography; Science & Nature - General; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science; Children: Grades 3-4
Description: Discusses a variety of the techniques and technologies used for collecting map data.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: label: A world of information; label: What surveyors do; label: Traditional surveying; label: Trianglulation; label: Modern survey tools; label: A view from above; label: Images from space; label: Thematic data; label: Cartographers; label: Mapping with GIS; label: Glossary; label: Web sites; label: Index