What forms of communication are there and where does cartography fit

in? What is a map?

Literacy, Numericy, Articulacy, GraphicacyA map is a form of graphicacy
“a collection of symbols”, a representation of a portion of the
earth ,
“a graphic representation of a geographical setting”, air photos or
satellite images
mental maps
virtual maps
What is cartography?
the study and making of maps in all their aspects
maps are the central intellectual unit-+
includes: making maps, teaching map skills, maintaining map collections,
studying the history of maps, etc.
What are the basic characteristics of all maps?
all maps are concerned with two primary elements
locations and attributes
all maps are reductions of reality
scale
all maps are transformations of space
map projections and coordinate systems
all maps are abstractions of reality
generalization and its components
all maps use signs and symbolism
cartographic symbolization
What is the principle task of cartography?
communicate geographical information graphically
basic focus of graphic artist -- beauty
basic focus of surveyor -- accuracy
basic focus of cartographer -- communicate the information beautifully
and accurately