G. F.Willems - THE DUTCH CARTOGRAPHIC DICTIONARY
Since 1966 the Netherlands' Cartographic Society has a
Working Group on Cartographic Terms. The Working Group
assisted in the preparation of the first edition of the 'Multi
lingual Dictionary of Technical Terms in Cartography'
published by the ICA in 1973, and also worked on the second
edition (still to be published). Since 1983 the Working Group
is preparing a Dutch Cartographic Dictionary. The dictionary
will be published in sections in the 'Kartografisch Tijdschrift'
starting with this issue. In this paper the shape and contents
of the dictionary are discussed.
M. A. Damoiseaux - THE PROFESSIONAL USES OF
THE 'WATERSTAATSKAART'
In 1983 an inquiry was held among official users of the
Water staatskaart' (water management map) of the Nether -
lands, scale 1:50. 000. Over forty waterboards and other
Services throughout the country have been visited to inter
view them about their experiences with the 'Waterstaats-
kaart'.
This has resulted in valuable information, of which an
account is given in this article. The results will be used on
short term for minor improvements in the present 5th edition
and on a longer term for a more elaborate preparation of the
forthcoming edition.
J. Berends and M. van Lingen - MAPS ACCOMPANYING
URBAN PLANNING PROPOSALS; EXPERIENCES IN
PLANNING CARTOGRAPHY
This article deals with two maps accompanying the latest
report (1983) to Parliament in which the Government outlines
its proposals for the physical planning of urban areas. These
maps are also enclosed in this journal. One map refers to
the spatial concepts underlying the policy proposals; the
other map is related to the actual decisions to be taken to
guide the urban development process in the direction of these
concepts. In preparing these maps the authors became aware
of aspects which are specifically related to physical planning
cartography. Some of these aspects are: searching for the
best cartographic expression of planning proposals which
often are very abstract; expressing the existing cohesion
between the various parts of the overall physical planning
and the dynamics of the physical planning process. In the
beginning maps (merely manuscript maps) only serve as a
tool to focus upon the existing problems. In later stages the
maps become a means of representation.
Another aspect related to the planning procedures is that they
make the cartographic work turn into a 'continuing story'. It
is important for the cartographers involved to realise that
there will be a continuous stream of corrections, adjustments
and adaptations.
The last part of the article deals with the technical aspects
of map production, in particular the application of the air-
brush technique.
M. Bergmeijer - ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS
OF GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPS
In this paper a review is given of the potential and actual
applications of geomorphological maps in different fields,
particularly in the Federal Republic of Germany and in the
Nether lands. In the Federal Republic of Germany application
is stimulated by the use of flexible, interchangable layers of
information in the 1:25. 000 geomorphological mapping Pro
gramme. In the Netherlands geomorphological maps are
mostly used as base maps for physical planning and environ
mental studies.
G. Hake, D. Heidorn and H. Rosengarten - PHOTOMAPS OF
MUD-FLAT AREAS: DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
In the Federal Republic of Germany, Hannover University is
the most northern university with a department of surveying.
That is why, for already more than 20 years, its Carto
graphic Institute in particular has been engaged in research
related to the survey and representation of the mud-flat
areas off the northern coast of the Federal Republic. One of
the results has been the development of the so-called 'water-
line' procedure: a new Computer-assisted method of sur
veying, which may lead to a geometrically accurate and
detailed geomorphological representation of the tidal mud-
flats. The aerial photographs made at low water are also
suited to the production of photomaps of the mud-flats. Next
to a concise description of the 'waterline' procedure, this
paper contains the basic principles of the design and pro
duction of such photomaps.
M. A. M. G. van Naelten - SOME BACKGROUND INFORMA
TION ON THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER
CARTOGRAPHY IN FLANDERS
In the early sixties, some general ideas on using Computer
cartography have been put together (M. van Naelten, 1963,
1966). The experiments could start up only in 1968, when
the first line printed Computer map was produced at the
Louvain University Computer Centre (A. Miseur and M. van
Naelten, 1968). The earliest main applications were found
in the analysis of urban Systems (M. van Naelten, 1968,
1973). Convinced by the results, the Service of the Belgian
National Survey encouraged the efforts done, by ordering
successively a monochrome (1974) and a multicolour Com
puter atlas (1976) based on the census data of 1961 and 1970
respectively. Next to these line printed maps, some other
types of Computer mapping have been developed in the early
seventies, e. g. the use of plotters with thermic pens for
engraving overlapping proportional circles (A. de Munter and
M. van Naelten, 1971, B. Rodiers and M. van Naelten, 1974),
stereoscopic isoline maps (I. Nadasdi, 1974), and urban
survey atlasses (F. Depuydt and H. van der Haegen, 1974).
Since 1970, M. Masson at the Computer Centre of the minis-
try of Public works was building up the larger MISIOTIS in
formation system, in which Computer mapping became one
of the main instrumenta. The present article emphasizes the
backgrounds, the circumstances and also the informal links
between these developments.
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