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<p>Using the full potential of old maps requires interdisciplinary research, which allows for a comprehensive assessment of facts recorded on the map along with their features. The author of the article is interested in cartometric analysis. It is used to study one of these features – the location of an object in geographical space. The author describes and evaluates the usefulness of GIS tools in the automation of examining the cartometry of old maps and presents her own tool for determining the general scale of maps.</p>
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Using the full potential of old maps requires interdisciplinary research, which allows for a comprehensive assessment of facts recorded on the map along with their features. The author of the article is interested in cartometric analysis. It is used to study one of these features – the location of an object in geographical space. The author describes and evaluates the usefulness of GIS tools in the automation of examining the cartometry of old maps and presents her own tool for determining the general scale of maps.

The use of GIS tools in the automation of examining the cartometry of old maps

Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management Lublin

Polish Cartographical Review

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Using the full potential of old maps requires interdisciplinary research, which allows for a comprehensive assessment of facts recorded on the map along with...

The use of GIS tools in the automation of examining the cartometry of old maps

Publicado en línea: 06 abr 2021

Páginas: 152 - 161

Recibido: 12 dic 2020

Aceptado: 17 feb 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2020-0013

Palabras clave
old maps, map accuracy, map scale, cartometry, research automation

© 2020 Maria Kuźma, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The use of GIS tools in the automation of examining the cartometry of old maps

Publicado en línea: 06 abr 2021

Páginas: 152 - 161

Recibido: 12 dic 2020

Aceptado: 17 feb 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2020-0013

Palabras claveold maps, map accuracy, map scale, cartometry, research automation

© 2020 Maria Kuźma, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
old maps, map accuracy, map scale, cartometry, research automation