[Sigia-l] information in cartography symbols

[Jursa, Jan (init)]

> Hi list,
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> i am looking for theories and concepts regarding symbols used in
> cartography.
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> i have questions like:
> many maps present information about quantity by scaling a distinct symbol.
> obviously this can become a problem when one has to combine different
> symbols which are in close neighborhood.
> wouldn't it be better to keep the size of an symbol constant but alter
> instead it's "decoration" (that is, one could have a simple box, a box
> with one star, a box with two stars...)  ?
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> cheers from berlin,
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> jan
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