Outline of cartography

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to cartography:

Cartography (also called mapmaking) – study and practice of making maps or globes. Maps have traditionally been made using pen and paper, but the advent and spread of computers has revolutionized cartography.

Contents 1 Essence of cartography 2 Branches of cartography 3 Types of maps 3.1 Map projections 4 History of cartography 5 General cartography concepts 6 Cartography scholars 7 Leaders in cartography 8 Cartography lists 9 See also 10 External links

Essence of cartography

Main article: Cartography

• Atlas
• Globe
• Map
• Map collection
• Mapping of the Earth

Branches of cartography

Types of maps

• Cartogram
• City map
• Contour map
• Dymaxion map
• Electronic map
• Fantasy map
• Geologic map
• Map design
• Nautical chart
• Pictorial maps
• Planform
• Plat
• Reversed map
• Road atlas
• Street map
• Thematic map
• Topographic map
• World map

Map projections

History of cartography

Main article: History of cartography

• Chinese geography
• History of geography
• List of Graeco-Roman geographers

General cartography concepts

• Cartographic generalization

Cartography scholars

Leaders in cartography

Cartography lists

Main article: List of cartography topics

• List of cartographers

See also

• Geodesy
• Global Positioning System
• Navigation
• Maps

External links

• National Cartographic Center of Iran (NCC), Tehran
• British Cartographic Society
• Mapping History - a learning resource from the British Library
• Geography and Maps, an Illustrated Guide, by the staff of the US Library of Congress.
• The history of cartography at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
• Antique Maps by Carl Moreland and David Bannister - complete text of the book, with information both on mapmaking and on mapmakers, including short biographies of many cartographers
• North American Cartographic Information Society
• Society of Cartographers supports the practising cartographer and encourages and maintains a high standard of cartographic illustration
• Concise Bibliography of the History of Cartography, Newberry Library
• UPCT : project aimed at creating a world map (a French map to begin) with voluntaries using GPS
• GITTA - A webbased open content eLearning course with basic and intermediate cartography lessons based on the eLML XML framework.

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