Map Use

Reading, Analysis, Interpretation

A. Jon Kimerling, Aileen R. Buckley, Phillip C. Muehrcke , Juliana O. Muehrcke

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Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S.
17 April 2025

Series: Map Use

Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation, eighth edition is a comprehensive, foundational textbook designed for the college curriculum. With a section on map interpretation, Map Use provides students with the knowledge and skills to read and understand maps, and offers professional cartographers a thorough reference resource.

Nearly 600 full-color maps, photographs, and graphs illustrate the concepts behind communicating with maps, while PowerPoint slides (available through the book resource page at https://links.esri.com/MapUseSlides) further support use of the text in the classroom.

The book renders basic cartographic principles accessible to all, from students of cartography and map design to those without a formal education in geography. Accommodating new developments in GPS and geographic information system technology, Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation, eighth edition can serve as an excellent introductory GIS text.

By: A. Jon Kimerling, Aileen R. Buckley, Phillip C. Muehrcke, Juliana O. Muehrcke
Imprint: Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Eighth Edition
Volume: 8
Dimensions: Height: 276mm, Width: 213mm,
ISBN: 9781589488410
ISBN 10: 1589488415
Series: Map Use
Pages: 666
Publication Date: 17 April 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part One: Map Reading 1 The earth and earth coordinates 2 Map scale 3 Map projections 4 Grid coordinate systems 5 Land partitioning 6 Relief portrayal 7 Qualitative thematic maps 8 Quantitative thematic maps 9 Image maps 10 Map accuracy and uncertainty Part Two: Map Analysis 11 Distance finding 12 Direction finding and compasses 13 Position finding and navigation 14 GPS and maps 15 Area and volume measures 16 Surface analysis 17 Spatial pattern analysis 18 Spatial association analysis Part Three: Map Interpretation 19 Interpreting the lithosphere 20 Interpreting the atmosphere and biosphere 21 Interpreting the human landscape 22 Maps and reality Appendix A: Digital cartographic data Appendix B: Selected navigation and GPS abbreviations and acronyms Appendix C: Tables Glossary Index

A. Jon Kimerling is professor emeritus of geosciences at Oregon State University in Corvallis. He coauthored Elements of Cartography, sixth edition (Wiley, 1995). Aileen R. Buckley is a research cartographer for Esri. Phillip C. Muehrcke is professor emeritus of geography at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Juliana O. Muehrcke is the founding editor of the journal Nonprofit World.

Reviews for Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation

As a full course or a series of mini lessons, this book is surely one the reviewer likes having on her shelf and has recommended and will continue to recommend to others. For the expert who is not teaching classes, there are jewels in the book that can simply convey important mapping concepts to build common ground with inquisitive friends, family, or that cross disciplinary colleague who never really thought much more of maps than they are pretty pictures. --Melissa J. Porterfield, Ph.D. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing Vol. 85, No. 4, April 2019, pp. 251-252. -- ""Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing""