Techniques of Computer-Assisted Generalization / Accommodating Subjective Cognition and Objective Logic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14701223 |
|---|---|
| Authors | MERVIN D HENNING (Alberta Bureau of Surveying and Mapping / Alberta Transportation, corresponding author), David Hargreaves, David J Hargreaves (0000-0002-2726-7229) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 55-64 |
| Publication date | 1983-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0317-7173 • E-ISSN: 1911-9925 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/n187-m2h2-5256-7l2n |
| OpenAlex | W2055928400 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Interactive Computer Graphics involves communication between the user and the computer by means of standard graphics commands and algorithms written to perform highly specialized functions. This communication between human operator and computers is an interaction between subjective cognition and objective logic. As computers operate in a purely programmable objective mode, what then is the role of the subjective cartographer? Many cartographers now fear that their jobs and skills are in jeopardy. However, cartography is the art and science of producing a map, whether in digital or hardcopy format, and art is subjective. As long as cartographers accept this definition, then Interactive Computer Graphics will allow the necessary communication to accommodate their subjective cognition. Cartographers may even become more creative as computer graphics carries out more of the routine and tedious functions prevalent in the traditional forms of cartography. This paper examines one method of accommodating subjective cognition and objective logic in the generalization of the Alberta Bureau of Surveying and Mapping's 1 :5,000 cadastral map serie
Cartographic generalization · Cognition · Computer graphics · Computer graphics (images · Generalization · Graphics · Human–computer interaction · Multimedia · Spatial cognition · Computer Science · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Geological Modeling and Analysis · Historical Geography and Cartography · Mathematics · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |