Noelia Pérez; Andrés Arístegui; Alfredo del Campo; Pilar Sánchez-Ortiz · 2019
The editors describe España en mapas. Una síntesis geográfica (Spain in Maps. A Geographical Synthesis), unveiled in autumn 2018 in the National Atlas of Spain's Synopsis Series. The National Geographic Institute handled technical coordination, map production, publication and dissemination, while the Red ANEXXI network developed the thematic structure and scientific content with 140 researchers and professors from 38 institutions; another 200 experts were consulted. Its 24 chapters cover cartography, physical geography, history, population, society, economy, services, transport, territorial organisation and Spain's international connections. The 620-page atlas contains nearly 1,200 graphic items, including 827 maps, using data from over 125 official organisations. Maps show different geographical scales, administrative units and changes over time, alongside texts, charts, tables and photographs. Print and digital access includes the complete book, individual chapters and graphics, and downloadable maps, data and metadata where licences permit. The editors also describe plans to update its content, translate texts and maps into English, and make its graphics interactive.
Irene Sahagún Luis · 2024
Sahagún Luis presents “Population, Human Settlements and Society,” scheduled for publication in October 2024 by the National Atlas of Spain service. It develops Section IV of Spain in Maps: A Geographical Synthesis, called Spain on Maps. A Geographic Synopsis in the article and described there as published in 2018. The atlas’s nine sections are to become separate books; this book follows Section III, “History.” Prepared with university scholars in the RedANEXXI network, it combines demographic data analysis, thematic mapping, multidisciplinary geographic information and GIS. Its updated treatment of society includes care, households, poverty and social vulnerability, while migration receives new visual representations. The author presents the book as a contribution to academic cartography, intended for teaching, scientific dissemination, statistical studies for national bodies and continued updating of the National Atlas. Maps, graphs and accessible texts address universities, public administrations and general readers.
