Sunday, May 22, 2011

Planimetric Map



 http://blog.justroughinit.com/avoid-getting-lost-carry-a-map/?nomo=true

This is a perfect example of a planimetric map which shows geographic entities and features of the Earth's surface in this region minus the roads, buildings as well as bodies of water which may be visible from above.   It focuses more on features such as sidewalks, streets, highways, reservoirs, tanks, airports and bridges for instance.  Illustrated above is a map that leads to Mount Washington and the planimetric map is typically used as a base map and is used interchangeably with another term known as a line map.

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