Friday, August 8, 2008

Floor Plan


A floor plan is a architectural map drawn to scale to show the relationships between rooms, spaces, and other physical features at one level of a structure. Dimensions are usually drawn between the walls to specify room sizes and wall lengths. Floor plans will also include details of fixtures like sinks, water heaters, furnaces, etc. Floor plans will include notes to specify finishes, construction methods, or symbols for electrical items.
http://www.oaksriverside.com/homepage.php

Terminal Area Chart

Terminal area charts are used in US and Canadian aviation. These are aeronautical charts used for navigation under Visual Flight Rules that show areas surrounding major airports. These charts depict topographic features and other information of interest to aviators flying visually, including major landmarks, terrain elevations, visual navigation routes, ground-based navigation aids, airports, rivers, cities, and airspace boundaries.

http://www.megascenery.com/vol3-us-full-V2.htm

Nautical Chart

Nautical charts map maritime areas and surrounding coastal regions. Most nautical charts like the one above show depths of water and heights of land, seabed features, and navigational hazards. Some charts also show tides, currents, harbours, buildings, and bridges.


Thursday, August 7, 2008

Tectonic Map


A tectonic map is a representation of structural elements related to the tectonic history of the upper crust of a planetary body. The different structural areas and their separate elements such as faults and folds are shown by various symbols; when combined with a geologic map, data regarding the age and type of rocks comprising the structural elements are given, along with their development over time.

Dymaxion Map




The Dymaxion map is a map projection onto the surface of a polyhedron which can be unfolded in many ways and flattened into a two-dimensional map. This map retains most of the relative proportional integrity of the globe map.


Pictoral Map


A pictorial map depicts a given territory with a more artistic style. The cartography can be a sophisticated 3-D perspective landscape or a simple map graphic that includes illustrations of buildings, people and animals.

Geologic Map


A geologic map shows geological features. The stratigraphic contour lines are drawn on the surface of a selected deep stratum so that they can show the topographic trends of the strata under the ground.