| Title |
The structure of Volume III of the National Atlas of Lithuania and techniques of cartographic visualization / |
| Authors |
Česnulevičius, Algimantas ; Šutinienė, Loreta ; Krikščiūnienė, Vigilija ; Svilienė, Rima ; Mačiulevičiūtė-Turlienė, Neringa ; Bautrėnas, Artūras ; Beconytė, Giedrė ; Ovodas, Donatas ; Bevainis, Linas |
| DOI |
10.2478/pcr-2019-0003 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Polish cartographical review.. Warsaw : De Gruyter Poland. 2019, vol. 51, no. 1, p. 19-27.. ISSN 0324-8321. eISSN 2450-6966 |
| Keywords [eng] |
national atlas ; social and economic phenomena ; structure of atlas ; mapping methods |
| Abstract [eng] |
National atlases provide comprehensive information about nature, population, social and economic situation of the country. In 2017 the process of compiling and publishing the National Atlas of Lithuania (Lietuvos Nationalinis Atlasas) was finished. The goal of the authors is: in the context of the whole National Atlas to present a thorough analysis of the structure of content and cartographic visualization methods of Volume III. This volume focusses on social and economic phenomena in Lithuania. The authors discuss the principles of compiling the whole National Atlas of Lithuania and presents its structure in a concise manner. Following the classification of traditional mapping methods, specific examples of mapping in Volume III are presented, advantages of mapping techniques are discussed and the structural analysis of mapping methods is also conducted. The conclusions and the discussion part present the problems encountered while compiling Volume III as well as solutions to them. |
| Published |
Warsaw : De Gruyter Poland |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2019 |
