cartography
branch of science regarding maps and cartographic work
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Summary
cartography is a branch of science[1]. cartography draws 5,992 Wikipedia views per month (branch of science category, ranking #21 of 193).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic discipline[3], industry[4], art style[5], genre[6]
- Subclass of: Earth science[7], geography[8]
- Commons category: Cartography[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cartography[10]
- Described at URL: http://www.inspire-geoportal.eu/kartografie.html[11]
- Described by source: Geography[12], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[13], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16]
- Has characteristic: typography (cartography)[17], geoscientific mapping[18]
- Equivalent class: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Cartography[19]
- Different from: cartogram[20]
- ACM Classification Code (2012): 10010479[21]
- History of topic: history of cartography[22]
- Classification of Instructional Programs code: 45.0702[23]
- Is the study of: map[24], cartographic material[25]
- Studied by: Cartography & GIS[26], studies in cartography[27]
- Practiced by: cartographer[28], Cartographer (vocational)[29], cartographer (university)[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]
- Wikimedia outline: outline of cartography[32]
Why It Matters
cartography has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] cartography is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]