28th July 2001
ICOM 2001, Tampere
Workflow of Generalization
Define
specific demands for the map
scale
source
Define
and restrict kind and classes of features or circumstance (ISOM 2000)
Define
the signatures and symbols (ISOM 2000)
Applying
the set of symbols
Size
and form of
the symbols
the symbols
Colors
of the symbols
good result not sufficient
technical
possibilities of re-production
step 1:
purpose/goal
step 2:
Content or conceptual gene-ralization
step 3
: Implementa-tion into the
graphic
step 4:
planimetric
generalization
step 5:
evaluation
map
reading
classification
selection
simplification