TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING: COVERING THE WIDER FIELD OF GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (GIS&T)

摘要

This title appeared when our teaching group had just decided to introduce a new "Post Graduate Taught" (PGT) module, namely: "Topographic Mapping from Ground, Air and Space". With a new textbook needed, could this offering from John Hatzopoulos be it?rnThe work represents a bold endeavour. With 11 chapters and two appendices, the chapters are: "1. Introduction History" (6 pp.); "2. Reference Systems-Projections" (33 pp.); "3. Topographic Instruments and Coordinate Geometry-COGO" (44 pp.); "4. Conventional Construction of a Topographic Map" (40 pp.); "5. Design and Reproduction of Thematic Map" (50 pp.); "6. Digital Topographic Mapping-GIS" (66 pp.); "7. Digital Terrain Models (DTM)" (41 pp.); "8. Topographic Mapping and GPS" (40 pp.); "9. Topographic Mapping by Photogrammetry" (95 pp.); "10. Topographic Mapping by Remote Sensing" (135 pp.); andrn"11. Topographic Mapping Using New Technologies" (41 pp.). The appendices cover least squares adjustment and descriptions of the programs supporting exercises. The programs can be downloaded after the book is purchased and a password acquired.