I enjoyed watching this video. And as a Cartographer and a map maker, you really helped elaborate on some key things which I got a better understanding thankyou very much sir!
I am confused about the legend vs key. Legend being more generic and key being more precise. The example in the video seems reversed 5:29. The key for example basketball/tennis seems like it would be more generic vs the legend which shows that actual basketball icon. That seems more precise.
Hi thanks. It's not about the symbol itself, but what feature(s) it is defined to represent, a unique feature or a generic category of features. Either way the symbol could be just a basketball. For example, a basketball symbol could be defined to mean only Madison Square Garden, a single famous basketball arena, and would be part of a key. The basketball symbol could be defined to mean basketball courts in general, a generic category. So it's not about the symbol itself but how you define it, because theoretically a given symbol could be defined as anything the cartographer wants it to mean (even if it seems to make no sense).
So what is it simply that makes something a map really? That word still seems abstract to me even after watching this. If i take a picture in a helicopter over my street and use that picture to navigate my street in the future, why isn’t just that plain picture a map?
@everythingisfake7555 great question. What makes a map different from an aerial photo is that a map is drawn/designed as a model and uses symbols to depict the landscape. So with a map, the human can choose both what features are included and also how they appear symbolically. With a photo, what appears is the actual landscape itself rather than symbols depicting it. Having said that, they do often combine maps with aerial photos. They "overlay" or "drape" aerial photos on maps, like on Google Maps when you click to terrain view etc.
@@robertthornett Thank you for responding and thank you for the video it is very well done. So would you say the map is the information OVERLAYED on the picture in this specific case (aerial shot of my street)? Additionally, do you have your own definition of the word map that you use?
You mean where the longitudes all converge together at true north on the map like they do in the real world right? A planar/azimuthal map will show all the longitudes converging at the pole.
Amazing lectures, I just start learn Cartohraphy, your video is help me a lot sir. Thank you
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Why is he so underrated....? such amazing videos .
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I enjoyed watching this video. And as a Cartographer and a map maker, you really helped elaborate on some key things which I got a better understanding thankyou very much sir!
Thanks and thanks for watching, I appreciate your comments.
Very good narration, I make my undergrad students watch it before lecture. Thank you...
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Excellent video. Thank you very much Robert
Clear explanation of cartography. You really nailed it sir
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I am confused about the legend vs key. Legend being more generic and key being more precise. The example in the video seems reversed 5:29. The key for example basketball/tennis seems like it would be more generic vs the legend which shows that actual basketball icon. That seems more precise.
Hi thanks. It's not about the symbol itself, but what feature(s) it is defined to represent, a unique feature or a generic category of features. Either way the symbol could be just a basketball. For example, a basketball symbol could be defined to mean only Madison Square Garden, a single famous basketball arena, and would be part of a key. The basketball symbol could be defined to mean basketball courts in general, a generic category. So it's not about the symbol itself but how you define it, because theoretically a given symbol could be defined as anything the cartographer wants it to mean (even if it seems to make no sense).
Please keep making videos . Very informative and interesting .
Thank you! I will make more
Thank you for your videos! Great teaching!
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So what is it simply that makes something a map really? That word still seems abstract to me even after watching this. If i take a picture in a helicopter over my street and use that picture to navigate my street in the future, why isn’t just that plain picture a map?
@everythingisfake7555 great question. What makes a map different from an aerial photo is that a map is drawn/designed as a model and uses symbols to depict the landscape. So with a map, the human can choose both what features are included and also how they appear symbolically. With a photo, what appears is the actual landscape itself rather than symbols depicting it. Having said that, they do often combine maps with aerial photos. They "overlay" or "drape" aerial photos on maps, like on Google Maps when you click to terrain view etc.
@@robertthornett Thank you for responding and thank you for the video it is very well done. So would you say the map is the information OVERLAYED on the picture in this specific case (aerial shot of my street)? Additionally, do you have your own definition of the word map that you use?
Great lecture, I loved it!
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Amazing information. Much appreciated. :)
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Question: are there any maps that have true north?
You mean where the longitudes all converge together at true north on the map like they do in the real world right? A planar/azimuthal map will show all the longitudes converging at the pole.
@@robertthornett great thank you. Do you have any studies or videos on that? I just subscribed.
I don't but you could look for videos on map projections and geodesy@@farmerfox3332
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Thank you! What city are you in?
@robertthornett " Sialkot "in Punjab(province)
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Thank-you for the video. It is full of great information.
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