Atlases and GIS Map Books

Archaeology and Landscape in the Mongolian Altai is an atlas that examines the distribution of ancient surface archaeological discoveries within the mountainous region of northwestern Mongolia. For thousands of years, this region was inhabited by hunters and pastoral nomads who erected great stone altars, burial mounds, and standing stones in the valleys through which they moved. They left behind huge concentrations of rock art in the high valleys?figures that effectively recount their lives.

Handsomely illustrated, this large-format, hardcover atlas brings together a collection of extraordinary historical maps, some of which have been uniquely enhanced with modern GIS technology, from the private collection of David Rumsey. The maps selected for Cartographica Extraordinaire: The Historical Map Transformed tell distinct stories along two main themes which explore how continental wilderness become a civilisation and how the development of cartographic science changed the ways we perceive, describe, study, and use that land. Featured maps not only describe the vivid history of North and South America from the early exploration of the New World to Lewis and Clark?s opening of the American West, but also bridge the gap between historical cartography and the technologically advanced applications of GIS.

GIS for Building and Managing Infrastructure presents a collection of maps that showcases how GIS can be implemented to help develop, manage, and present infrastructure projects. This book demonstrates how GIS can aid processes and promote transparency by providing a single data source from which to work. Featuring case studies from a range of technical-support structures including electric and gas utilities, public works, and renewable energy, this book is a reference for anyone involved in the infrastructure industry.

Mapping for Congress: Supporting Public Policy with GIS illustrates how GIS technology is used to provide policy makers and citizens with information about public policy issues in the form of a map. The book profiles the work of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division?s Congressional Cartography Program, detailing how Library of Congress GIS professionals are able to help members of Congress and congressional staff understand public policy issues in a geographic context. Mapping for Congress includes more than 30 maps highlighting national trends and providing insight into how these patterns might influence current and future public policy.

Mapping Forestry offers a look at current and cutting-edge approaches to forestry from around the world and describes how GIS software supports the business of forestry in today?s era of economic changes, increased global competition, and diminishing resources. In real scenarios from the United States, Canada, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Finland, and Romania, foresters share how they use GIS to manage commercial operations and maintain sustainable stewardship. Forest managers describe how computer-generated maps and GIS analysis help them make important decisions about the best places to build roads, whether logging in a particular area is commercially feasible, and which fire-damaged areas should be restored first. This book contains 19 chapters, each with a full-color map, featuring detailed descriptions of the types of GIS analysis that it represents. Mapping Forestry is the difinitive GIS guide for forestry professionals.

Mapping the Nation: GIS for Federal Progress and Accountability showcases many ways that federal government agencies rely on GIS analysis and maps. This map book makes transparent the results of agencies? complex analyses based on extensive data. Everyone who works in or with a government agency related to health and human services, land management and natural resources, science and exploration, tribal affairs, public safety, defense, Homeland Security, and global affairs will find Mapping the Nation: GIS for Federal Progress and Accountability tells the story of their remarkable efforts through their maps.

The Salton Sea is a nexus of extraordinary social, political, and elemental forces. The diversity of competing interests in this unique Southern California ecosystem makes common understanding of the relationships among the natural environment, cultural context, and social values a paramount concern. Salton Sea Atlas is a comprehensive collection of maps and information about the Salton Sea, arranged with the intent to illustrate the environmental, cultural and ecological processes affecting the sea. Diagrams, text, photos, charts, and maps document the social and physical history of the area, as well as the current state of the surrounding region. Innovative tools and methods, including GIS, were used to communicate complex spatial relationships among principal factors influencing the sea. Researchers, scientists, and policy makers will use this information resource to make better-informed decisions about the fate of the sea and its natural environment. For the first time ever, Salton Sea Atlas presents an authoritative but accessible look at this unique inland sea?its physical geography, geological and cultural history, and fragile ecology.