11,275円 The Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technologies and Society provides a relevant and comprehensive reference point for research and practice in this dynamic field. It offers detailed explanations of geospatial technologies and provides critical reviews and appraisals of their application in soci...

19,447円 This book introduces the use of various remote sensing data such as microwave, hyperspectral and very high-resolution (VHR) satellite imagery; mapping techniques including pixel and object-based machine learning; and geostatistical modelling techniques including cellular automation, entropy and l...

2,135円 The joys of the world, one terrible map at a time – this is the ultimate gift book for the budding geographer or anyone who wants to have a laugh. Ever wondered about the average jean colour across the United States? Or what ‘pedestrians’ look like in Denmark? What unites Brokenwind, Upton Snodsb...

1,921円 "A compelling read" that reveals how maps became informational tools charting everything from epidemics to slavery ( Journal of American History). In the nineteenth century, Americans began to use maps in radically new ways. For the first time, medical men mapped diseases to understand and preven...

1,440円 This "absorbing history of the Ordnance Survey"ーthe first complete map of the British Islesー"charts the many hurdles map-makers have had to overcome" ( The Guardian, UK). Map of a Nation tells the story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, the first complete, accurate, affordable map of ...

1,440円 "As wide-ranging, imaginative, and revealing as the maps they discuss, these essays . . . track how mapsーinterpreted broadlyーconvey time as well as space." ーRichard White, Stanford University Maps organize us in space, but they also organize us in time. Looking around the world for the last fi...

1,800円 Una recopilación de historias fascinantes, desde la prehistoria hasta nuestros días, que muestran cómo los mapas han marcado nuestra forma de entender el mundo. Los mapas son mucho más que meras representaciones topográficas de un territorio. Son definiciones de nuestra visión del mundo. Nuestro ...

1,760円 The work of explorers, surveyors and spies in the race to conquer Southern Asia is vividly recounted in this history of British imperial cartography. In the 19th century, the British and Russian empires were engaged in bitter rivalry for the acquisition of Southern Asian. Although India was the u...

20円 This "deeply rewarding compilation of maps" offers a gorgeously illustrated tour through the evolution of Japan from the Edo Period to the Digital Age ( Los Angeles Review of Books). Japanese society underwent a cartographic renaissance in the late sixteenth century that would eventually turn map...

1,921円 What's the truth behind the travels of Marco Polo? "A fascinating tale about maps, history and exploration."ー Times Literary Supplement (UK) In the thirteenth century, Italian merchant and explorer Marco Polo traveled from Venice to the far reaches of Asia, a journey he chronicled in a narrative...

2,640円 For most, the term "public space" conjures up images of large, open areas: community centers for meetings and social events; the ancient Greek agora for political debates; green parks for festivals and recreation. In many of the world's major cities, however, public spaces like these are not a pa...

2,960円 "In his most ambitious work to date, [Edney] questions the very concept of 'cartography' to argue that this flawed ideal has hobbled the study of maps." ーSusan Schulten, author of A History of America in 100 Maps Over the past four decades, the volumes published in the landmark History of Cartog...