Content Structure Design of New Century Edition of the National Fundamental Geographic Atlas of China

Abstract

Abstract. The research and compilation of new century version of the National Huge Atlas of the People's Republic of China is the special basic work project by Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China from June 2013 to May 2018. The National Fundamental Geographic Atlas is one of the important achievements, which represents the spatial distribution of basic geographic elements such as water system, landform, residential area, transportation, boundary, soil and vegetation in detail by relative balance. In order to meet the requirements of the construction of ecological civilization and the development of new urbanization, the set of surface coverage maps and the set of urban maps are added, and the new structure model of the National Fundamental Geographic Atlas is constructed. The Atlas is in 4-forma size, it is made up of five parts: group of sequence maps, group of topography and terrain maps, group of surface coverage maps, group of city maps and index of place names. This paper mainly discusses and studies the theory of compilation and research and content planning, the principle of topic selection and taking account of factors, structure design and map arrangement of Atlas.

Content Planning and Structure Design of Global Land Cover Knowledge Atlas

“…(1) Systematicness An atlas is not merely a compilation of individual maps but is characterized by a unified overall design, a complete ideological system, a systematic logical sequence, an organic internal structure, and strict technical specifications (Chen, 2005). It is a map system that integrates a series of interconnected, unified, coordinated, and standardized maps based on a common theme and mapping requirements, following a scientific structural system, systematic representation, and strict map sheet order, fulfilling specific mapping purposes and objectives (Wang et al, 2014, Wang et al, 2019.…”