Topographic and Tourist Cartography of National Parks and Reserves
ISBN 978-85-88783-11-9
Authors
1Nelson, C.O.
1INSTITUTO GEOGRÁFICO NACIONAL Email: carlososnelson@yahoo.com.ar
Abstract
The main aim of this work is to present the methodology implemented in ‘Instituto Geográfico Nacional’ (IGN) -National Geographic Institute- to produce Topographic and Tourist Cartography of all National Parks in Argentina. To create a reliable thematic mapping, it was necesary the participation of the ‘Administración de Parques Nacionales’ (APN) -National Parks Administration- that provided interesting information, simbology, pictures and geo-spatial data. The project is called ‘Topographic and Tourist Cartography of National Parks and Reserves’. The example presented on this occasion as the proposed prototype is a map of ‘Los Alerces National Park and Reserve’ at 1:100,000 scale. After a brief description of the project plan, the processes involved in the confection of this map will be presented in the following order: the analysis of available material in the work area, technical caracteristics of all input to use, different capture methods, incorporation of data from APN, shadows and illumination model, cartographic edition, additional information, back-side information, and finally, two more stages that have not been finished yet: quality controls and final approval.
Keywords
DEM; color ramp; transparency