THE APPLICATION OF GIS IN THE SELECTION OF PLACE NAMES A CASE STUDY IN YILAN AND TAOYUAN COUNTIES
Date Issued
2006
Date
2006
Author(s)
Fan, Ching-Lung
DOI
zh-TW
Abstract
The production of maps is often influenced by mapmakers’ subjective decisions. This problem is even more ostensive in traditional mapmaking. There were no clear criteria for mapmaking; cartographers selected the mapping data on the basis of arbitrary preferences. This resulted in great differences during the course of map generalization. One quintessential example was that the selection of place names and the numbers of place names to be put on maps were arbitrarily determined by mapmakers.
This paper seeks to use the geographical information system (GIS) to develop a model for objective selection of place names. Based on population density and regional characteristics, I categorize my research areas into three types: mountain, village and urban. The ideal numbers of place names for each different scale of maps are calculated according to Töpfer’s Radical Law. The spatial analytical functions of GIS are then adopted to prioritize the precedence of place names on various scales of map. The result indicates that the GIS-selected name list is similar to that selected manually by C. S. F. publishing five kinds of scale maps. The findings of this research provide an example of how future selection of place names can be conducted with more objectivity.
Subjects
地圖概括化
地名選取
Geographic Information System
Map Generalization
Place Names Selection
Type
thesis
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