Cartography
GEO 225, Fall 2005
Geography & Meteorology Valapariso University

Digital Map Compilation

Desktop mapping

Very Short History

Benefits and disadvantages of computer mapping

Base-map compilation from non-digital sources

• Digitizing and Vector Format
  • Advantages and Disadvantages
• Raster Scanning/Raster Format
  • Advantages and Disadvantages
• Digitizers
• Scanners
• Use of the Scanner in Desktop Mapping

Digital Base-Map products

Compiling Thematic Layer Data

Desktop Mapping and Graphic-image manipulation

Desktop Mapping and the Web