CARTOGRAPHY A TOOL FOR SPATIAL ANALYSIS. Edited by Carlos Bateira

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1 CARTOGRAPHY A TOOL FOR SPATIAL ANALYSIS Edited by Carlos Bateira

2 Cartography A Tool for Spatial Analysis Edited by Carlos Bateira Contributors Shao-Feng Bian, Hou-Pu Li, Ricardo García, Juan Pablo de Castro, Elena Verdú, María Jesús Verdú, Luisa María Regueras, Gheorghe Romanescu, Vasile Cotiugă, Andrei Asăndulesei, Gabriele Bitelli, Stefano Cremonini, Giorgia Gatta, Stanislav Popelka, Alzbeta Brychtova, Jan Brus, Vít Voženílek, Krystyna Szykuła, Axente Stoica, Dan Savastru, Marina Tautan, Carla Bernadete Madureira Cruz, Rafael Silva de Barros, Janvier Fotsing, Emmanuel Tonye, Bernard Essimbi Zobo, Narcisse Talla Tankam, Jean-Paul Rudant, N. López-Estébanez, F. Allende, P. Fernández-Sañudo, M.J. Roldán Martín, P. De Las Heras, Jorge M. G. P. Isidoro, Helena M. N. P. V. Fernandez, Fernando M. G. Martins, João L. M. P. de Lima, Pilar Chias, Tomas Abad, Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, Rijeka, Croatia Copyright 2012 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Iva Simcic Typesetting InTech Prepress, Novi Sad Cover InTech Design Team First published July, 2012 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@intechopen.com Cartography A Tool for Spatial Analysis, Edited by Carlos Bateira p. cm. ISBN

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5 Contents Preface IX Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Mathematical Analysis in Cartography by Means of Computer Algebra System 1 Shao-Feng Bian and Hou-Pu Li Web Map Tile Services for Spatial Data Infrastructures: Management and Optimization 25 Ricardo García, Juan Pablo de Castro, Elena Verdú, María Jesús Verdú and Luisa María Regueras Use of Terrestrial 3D Laser Scanner in Cartographing and Monitoring Relief Dynamics and Habitation Space from Various Historical Periods 49 Gheorghe Romanescu, Vasile Cotiugă and Andrei Asăndulesei Analysis of Pre-Geodetic Maps in Search of Construction Steps Details 75 Gabriele Bitelli, Stefano Cremonini and Giorgia Gatta Chapter 5 Advanced Map Optimalization Based on Eye-Tracking 99 Stanislav Popelka, Alzbeta Brychtova, Jan Brus and Vít Voženílek Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Unexpected 16th Century Finding to Have Disappeared Just After Its Printing Anthony Jenkinson s Map of Russia, Krystyna Szykuła GPS Positioning of Some Objectives Which are Situated at Great Distances from the Roads by Means of a Mobile Slide Monitor MSM 153 Axente Stoica, Dan Savastru and Marina Tautan Chapter 8 Contribution of New Sensors to Cartography 181 Carla Bernadete Madureira Cruz and Rafael Silva de Barros

6 VI Contents Chapter 9 Contribution of SAR Radar Images for the Cartography: Case of Mangrove and Post Eruptive Regions 201 Janvier Fotsing, Emmanuel Tonye, Bernard Essimbi Zobo, Narcisse Talla Tankam and Jean-Paul Rudant Chapter 10 Cartography of Landscape Dynamics in Central Spain 227 N. López-Estébanez, F. Allende, P. Fernández-Sañudo, M.J. Roldán Martín and P. De Las Heras Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 GIS-Based Models as Tools for Environmental Issues: Applications in the South of Portugal 251 Jorge M. G. P. Isidoro, Helena M. N. P. V. Fernandez, Fernando M. G. Martins and João L. M. P. de Lima Open Source Tools, Landscape and Cartography: Studies on the Cultural Heritage at a Territorial Scale 277 Pilar Chias and Tomas Abad Imaging the Past: Cartography and Multicultural Realities of Croatian Borderlands 295 Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš