Chapter 5. How Mapping Became Scientific
Published Online: 22 JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444317411.ch5
Copyright © 2010 Jeremy W. Crampton
Book Title
Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS
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How to Cite
Crampton, J. W. (2010) How Mapping Became Scientific, in Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444317411.ch5
Publication History
- Published Online: 22 JAN 2010
- Published Print: 22 JAN 2009
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Book Series Editors:
- John Paul Jones III
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Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona, USA
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405121729
Online ISBN: 9781444317411
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- mapping becoming scientific;
- “SIGSALY” voice encryption system;
- SAGE (Semi-Automated Ground System) at RAND Corporation spin-off;
- Shannon's 1948, schematic of general communication system;
- Arthur Robinson and the OSS - ideas from information theory adopted in cartographic theory;
- Office of Strategic Services, OSS;
- Robinson's map as communication system;
- from OSS to scientific discipline of cartography;
- kind of binary mapping;
- Map Communication Model (MCM)
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Countable Information
Arthur Robinson and the OSS
From OSS to a Scientific Discipline of Cartography
Another Kind of Binary Mapping
The Map Communication Model (MCM)
The “Mangle” of Geographic Knowledge and Science