DESIGN OF CARTOGRAPHIC LETTERING FOR COMPUTER MAPPING |
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| Authors: | T P Nyrtsova |
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| Institution: | Moscow Institute of Geodetic Aerial Survey, and Cartographic Engineering |
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| Abstract: | Guidelines for the design of lettering in computer mapping are outlined, which include, but are not restricted to: retention of basic elements of existing lettering styles, provision of high perceptibility and simplicity of design, retention of high readability and informational properties, consistency in the assignment of particular styles to particular classes of features, and observance of letter-spacing rules established in cartographic practice. A “machine-oriented formalized cartographic language,” suitable for both machine and visual reading, analysis, and construction of map elements is proposed as the basis for the development of a system of lettering in automated cartography. Translated from: Izvestiya vuzov. Geodeziya i aerofotos'-yemka, 1986, No. 1, pp. 92-97. |
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