The Public Cartographic Labor Process in the United States
Rationalization Then and Now
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14701820 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Mchaffie (Dartmouth College, corresponding author), P H McHAFFIE (Dartmouth College) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-60 |
| Publication date | 1993-03-01 |
| 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/k4w3-n253-w21m-6521 |
| OpenAlex | W2020929636 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
The cartographic labor process has remained relatively unexamined by cartographic historians. The entry of 'scientific management' into the realm of public cartographic production under the auspices of the U.S. Geological Survey presents a striking illustration of the rationalization of production procedures as the result of technological change. In particular, the adoption of contours as a method of representing terrain and the introduction of aerial photography and photogrammetry into the labor process shed light on the technological restructuring of the 1970s and 1980s. Le processus de travail cartographique a subi relativement peu d'examens de la part des historiens cartographiques. L'apparition de la 'gestion scientifique' dans le domaine de la production cartographique publique, sous les auspices des Levés géologiques des États-Unis, présente une illustration frappante de la rationalisation des procédures de production comme résultat de changement technologique. En particulier, l'adoption des courbes de niveau pour représenter le terrain et l'introduction de la photographie aérienne et de la photogrammétrie dans le processus de travail ont levé le voile sur la restructuration technologique des années 1970 et 1980
Art · Humanities · Political science · Rationalisation · Rationalization (economics · Restructuring · Archaeological Research and Protection · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Law
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
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| Citation span | 2002 - 2002 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |