Commission on National and Regional Atlases: Terms of reference proposed for the period 1995–1999

Summary

The proposed 1995–1999 remit for the Commission on National and Regional Atlases called for demonstrating atlas design and production applications, publishing guidelines for global, national and regional atlases, and exploring new design concepts, multimedia access, CD-ROM and online dissemination. The document also lists proposed work on cartographic theory, visualization, and map and spatial data use; terms for mapping from satellite imagery remained to be added.