Conference Paper

Innovations in the national atlas

By Unknown· 1986

Publication: Tenth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific. Volume 2: Technical Papers
Pages: 595–597

Summary

Among the various new features of the third edition of the Atlas of Australian Resources, currently in preparation, are a more practical presentation in bound volumes; an interpretive soil map; more detailed information on agriculture; the use of satellite imagery to compile land-use surveys and vegetation maps; the use of automated graphic techniques to produce statistical maps; and the establishment of a multipurpose database during data collection.