A group presentation demonstrated at Kathmandu University regarding the course Modern Cartography.

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Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering
Electronic Atlas and its Types
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Group Members
Ashim Sharma (22)
Nishan Neupane (17)
Pashupati Shah (20)
Pukar Parajuli (18)
Sambhav Sapkota (19)
Supervisor
Ms. Florencia Tuladhar
Department of Civil and Geomatics
Engineering

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Introduction
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Atlas
• A systematically arranged collection of maps
• A book of maps or charts
• Atlas classification based on dissemination medium:
1. Paper Atlas
2. Electronic Atlas

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Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering
• Primarily defined as the extension of paper atlas into digital media
• A set of systematic arranged topographic and thematic layers
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Electronic Atlas
Fig: Example of electronic Atlas
Source: http://www.istl.org/04-fall/article1.html
(2018/07/11)

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Differences of Electronic Atlases from Paper
Atlases
Paper Atlases/ View-only Interactive Atlases/ Analytical
Static Dynamic
Passive Interactive
Maps Only Maps and Multimedia
Limited Complete
Fixed map frames Panning and zooming possible
Maps as final product Maps as interface

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• Started from late eighties
• The first electronic atlases produced were view-only
systems. An early example is The Electronic Atlas of
Arkansas.
• According to Siekierska and Williams(1996), the first
digital atlas developed was the Electronic Atlas of
Canada, 1981.
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History

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• Quicker and easier to revise
• Easy access
• Flexible base for the creation of new map products
• Presentation of dynamic phenomena
• Cheaper development and production
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Advantages of Electronic Atlases

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Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering
Depending on the level of interactivity:
• View-only Electronic Atlases
• Interactive Electronic Atlases
• Analytical Electronic Atlases
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Types of Electronic Atlases

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Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering
• Digital equivalents of Paper
atlas
• Mostly constant scale
• Advantage
Possible to view multiple
map at same screen by
dividing up
Cheaper to produce
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View-only Electronic Atlases
Fig: Example of view only electronic Atlas
Source:http://dsl.richmond.edu/historicalatlas/2/c/?legend
=hidden&view=plate (2018/07/11)

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• Allow user to
manipulate the data
sets contained
• user can change colors,
choose different
symbols,
adjust classification
methods, change the
number of classes, etc
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Interactive Electronic Atlases
Fig: Example of interactive electronic Atlas
Source: http://atlas.gc.ca/rced-bdece/en/index.html
(2018/07/11)

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• allow for the highest level of interactivity facilitating
additional object query functions
• Full potential of the electronic environment is used
• user can choose themes depending on individual
needs, combine different themes, and conduct
computations on areas and themes
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Analytical Electronic Atlases

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Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering
1. The Minerals and Mining Atlas of Canada
2. Colton Atlas, 1867
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Case Study

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• Depicts the location of Canada's principal producing mines for
the given reference year
• includes locations for significant metallic, nonmetallic and
industrial mineral mines, coal mines, oil sands mines, and oil
and gas fields across the country
• The data in this map are based on Natural Resources Canada's
annual Map
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1. The Minerals and Mining Atlas of Canada

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Fig: The atlas of Canada showing Minerals and mining locations
Source:http://atlas.gc.ca/mins/en/index.html (2018/07/11)

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• A digital version of a historical atlas showing the
historical geography of the United States
• This map is about 13 by 8 inches, showing the country
from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
• View only atlas
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2. Colton Atlas, 1867

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Fig: Historical view-only atlas of United States
Source:http://dsl.richmond.edu/historicalatlas/32/d/ (2018/07/11)

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References
• (n.d.). Retrieved from Geography:
http://geography.name/dissemination-medium/
• Dymon, U. J. (1995). The Potential of Electronic Atlases for Geographic
Education . 6.
• Rystedt, B. ( 1995 ). Current Trends in Electronic Atlas Production . 7.
• University, M. (n.d.). Retrieved from Raynor Memorial Libraries:
https://libguides.marquette.edu/c.php?g=36684&p=233050

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Thank You
For your kind attention.
Any Questions?