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Summary
Asit Saha Dhruba Ganguly Geological mapping in India
Keywords: map production, map editing, applications, geology
Geological Survey of India GSI) is the premier Organisation in
India that hos the mandate to publish geological maps for public
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dissemination. Geologic maps are complex interpretive multi-
thematic documents. Geological map-making requires special
skills and domain expertise. GSI has been Publishing maps at
various scales for various users and purposes since the end of
theiqth Century using traditional cartographic procedures.
Geologists themselves have taken on the role of cartographers.
Modern technology has brought upon a paradigm shift in the
collection, storage, and dissemination of geological data and GSI
is steadily gearing up to that challenge.
Resume
Asit Saha dr Dhruba Ganguly Cartographie geologique en Inde
Mots cles: production de cartes, redaction cartographique,
applications, geologie
le Service Geologique de l'Inde (GSI) est la plus importante
Organisation geo-scientifique du pays ayant pour mission la
publication de cartes geologiques. Celles-ci sont des documents
complexes multi thematiques et exigent connaissances et techniques
specialisees. Depuis la fin du 19eme siecle le GSI publie des cartes
dijferentes echelles pour divers groupes d'utilisateurs en faisant
appel des techniques cartographiques traditionnelles ainsi Les
geologues remplissent le role des cartographes. Avec l'arrivee de La
technologie moderne des changements sont necessaires en matiere
de collecte, gestion et diffusion des donnees geologiques et c'est au
GSI de relever ce defi.
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