Stereoscopic Images From Isoline Maps

Beginning students of geography often have difficulty understanding contour and other isoline maps. If the contours can be seen in three dimensions, this concept of surface representation is grasped much more readily. The simplest way for an instructor to demonstrate the isoline concept is to draw s...

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Published inJournal of geography (Houston) Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 214 - 218
Main Author Meierding, Thomas C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Macomb, Ill., etc Taylor & Francis Group 01.04.1971
National Council for Geographic Education
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Summary:Beginning students of geography often have difficulty understanding contour and other isoline maps. If the contours can be seen in three dimensions, this concept of surface representation is grasped much more readily. The simplest way for an instructor to demonstrate the isoline concept is to draw stereopair contour images, which, when viewed through a stereoscope, show a three-dimensional surface. Crude, but effective stereocontour maps can be drawn by anyone, regardless of cartographic skill, by using the method outlined in this paper.
ISSN:0022-1341
1752-6868
DOI:10.1080/00221347108981622