WELLINGTON WALKSAn exercise intopographic map evolution
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New topographic mapping
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New topographic mapping
ICA - Mountain Cartography Workshop, Taurewa, New Zealand
1-5 September 2012
New topographic mappingICA - Mountain Cartography Workshop, Taurewa,
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Principles?
Continuous features – continuous symbols
Accurately defined features – clear graphic definition
Relief: subtle, integrating minimum colour influence
Avoid contrasting lineal elements
Careful use of black colour
Re-evaluate traditional symbols
Simplify symbol families
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Clifforriverterrace
Waterfall
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New Zealand4
Clifforriverterrace
Waterfall
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New Zealand5
Hot spring
Swamp
Pine forest
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Hot spring
Swamp
Pine forest
Relief shading
a vital visual component
balance with other components essential
specially produced by Geographx
20m pixel: typically…
flat areas 10C, 7Y, 7M, 0K
deep shadow 40C, 30M, 25Y, 4K
result is a clear legible image
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Black relief difficulties:
Difficult balance between relief and text
Conflict with area tints, lines and text
Gloomy or muddy appearance of map
CMY no K relief advantages:
Managed balance between relief and text
Managed discrimination between elements
Clean map image with increased legibility
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Offset printing
‘printing’ is not just printing
new technology is amazing
design to the machine capabilities
printer uses Heidelberg and HP Indigo
Paper
‘paper’ is not just paper
useful to know the paper’s characteristics
two-sided surface differences
94gsm high-wet-strength and 113gsm Sumo
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Thanks for your attentionand the discussion
