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This book explores the US patent system, which helped practical minded innovators establish intellectual property rights and fulfill the need for achievement that motivates inventors and scholars alike. In this sense, the patent system was a parallel literature: a vetting institution similar to the conventional academic-scientific-technical journal insofar as the patent examiner was both editor and peer reviewer, while the patent attorney was a co-author or ghost writer. In probing evolving notions of novelty, non-obviousness, and cumulative innovation, Mark Monmonier examines rural address guides, folding schemes, world map projections, diverse improvements of the terrestrial globe, mechanical route-following machines that anticipated the GPS navigator, and the early electrical you-are-here mall map, which opened the way for digital cartography and provided fodder for patent trolls, who treat the patent largely as a license to litigate. .

Social sciences. --- Geographical information systems. --- Technology --- Social Sciences. --- Science and Technology Studies. --- Geographical Information Systems/Cartography. --- History of Technology. --- History. --- Cartography --- Patents --- Intellectual property --- Cartography, Primitive --- Chartography --- Map-making --- Mapmaking --- Mapping (Cartography) --- Mathematical geography --- Surveying --- Map projection --- Maps --- Technology—Sociological aspects. --- Technology-History. --- Geographical information systems --- GIS (Information systems) --- Information storage and retrieval systems --- Geography --- Technology—History.

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This book explores the US patent system, which helped practical minded innovators establish intellectual property rights and fulfill the need for achievement that motivates inventors and scholars alike. In this sense, the patent system was a parallel literature: a vetting institution similar to the conventional academic-scientific-technical journal insofar as the patent examiner was both editor and peer reviewer, while the patent attorney was a co-author or ghost writer. In probing evolving notions of novelty, non-obviousness, and cumulative innovation, Mark Monmonier examines rural address guides, folding schemes, world map projections, diverse improvements of the terrestrial globe, mechanical route-following machines that anticipated the GPS navigator, and the early electrical you-are-here mall map, which opened the way for digital cartography and provided fodder for patent trolls, who treat the patent largely as a license to litigate. .

Sociology of knowledge --- Higher education --- Geodesy. Cartography --- Pure sciences. Natural sciences --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- Geography --- History --- HO (hoger onderwijs) --- geodesie --- GIS (geografisch informatiesysteem) --- geschiedenis --- technologie --- wetenschappen

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Geodesy. Cartography --- Cartographie

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Writers know only too well how long it can take--and how awkward it can be--to describe spatial relationships with words alone. And while a map might not always be worth a thousand words, a good one can help writers communicate an argument or explanation clearly, succinctly, and effectively. In his acclaimed 'How to Lie with Maps,' Mark Monmonier showed how maps can distort facts. In 'Mapping it Out: Expository Cartography for the Humanities and Social Sciences,' he shows authors and scholars how they can use expository cartography--the visual, two-dimensional organization of information--to heighten the impact of their books and articles. This concise, practical book is an introduction to the fundamental principles of graphic logic and design, from the basics of scale to the complex mapping of movement or change. Monmonier helps writers and researchers decide when maps are most useful and what formats work best in a wide range of subject areas, from literary criticism to sociology. He demonstrates, for example, various techniques for representing changes and patternsdifferent typefaces and how they can either clarify or confuse informationand the effectiveness of less traditional map forms, such as visibility base maps, frame-rectangle symbols, and complementary scatterplot designs for conveying complex spatial relationships. There is also a wealth of practical information on map compilation, cartobibliographies, copyright and permissions, facsimile reproduction, and the evaluation of source materials. Appendixes discuss the benefits and limitations of electronic graphics and pen-and-ink drafting, and how to work with a cartographic illustrator. Clearly written, and filled with real-world examples, 'Mapping it Out' demystifies mapmaking for anyone writing in the humanities and social sciences. "A useful guide to a subject most people probably take too much for granted. It shows how map makers translate abstract data into eye-catching cartograms, as they are

Cartografie --- Cartographie --- Cartography --- Cartography [Primitive ] --- Chartography --- Mapping (Cartography) --- 528 --- 655.28.026 --- 528.9 --- Geodesy. Surveying. Photogrammetry. Cartography --- Zetten van specifiek drukwerk. Krantzetten. Zetten van commercieel drukwerk. Zetten van postzegels --- Cartography. Mapping (textual documents) --- Cartography. --- Humanities --- Social sciences --- Geografie --- Graphic methods. --- Algemeen. --- 528.9 Cartography. Mapping (textual documents) --- 528 Geodesy. Surveying. Photogrammetry. Cartography --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- Learning and scholarship --- Classical education --- Cartography, Primitive --- Map-making --- Mapmaking --- Mathematical geography --- Surveying --- Map projection --- Maps --- Graphic methods --- Humanities - Graphic methods --- Social sciences - Graphic methods

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Digital mapping --- Digital mapping. --- Cartographie