Re-mapping the cliffs of Mount Everest: Deriving a synoptic map from large-scale mountain map data
ISBN 978-85-88783-11-9
Authors
1Hurni, L.; 2Tsorlini, A.; 3Patrick, L.; 4Schenkel, R.; 5Geisthövel, R.
1ETH ZURICH, INSTITUTE OF CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOINFORMATION Email: lhurni@ethz.ch
2ETH ZURICH, INSTITUTE OF CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOINFORMATION Email: atsorlini@ethz.ch
3ETH ZURICH, INSTITUTE OF CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOINFORMATION Email: lehmanpa@ethz.ch
4ETH ZURICH, INSTITUTE OF CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOINFORMATION Email: schenkel@karto.baug.ethz.ch
5ETH ZURICH, INSTITUTE OF CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOINFORMATION Email: roman.geisthoevel@karto.baug.ethz.ch
Abstract
This papers describes first the history of mapping and cartographic depiction of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. The quality of the map and geodata of the area has significantly increased over the last hundred years. It may now serve as a precise source to derive educational maps, such as the Everest map in the SWISS WORLD ATLAS, the Swiss school atlas. We first de-scribe the history of mapping Mount Everest and then the production steps for the new atlas map, with a special focus on terrain representation (relief, rock depiction).