e4018 - 7.1 presentation : delivering your information product to the user

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E4018 GEOGRAPHIC DATA PRESENTATIONE4018 GEOGRAPHIC DATA PRESENTATION

PRESENTATION : PRESENTATION :

delivering your information delivering your information product to the user ..........product to the user ..........

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• On paper or a transparent medium.

• To a data base.

• Electronic display or transmission.

• A report or book.

• A film medium.

• Verbal communication or combined with other data and presented in its unique way.

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NON PRINTING PROCESSES

Diozo Dry process on paper or transparent film

Process photographyPhotographic film process by

• process camera • vacuum frame contact

PhotocopyingDry electrical process on paper or transparent film in B&W or colour.

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PRINTING PROCESSES

• Photograph drawing• Produce production plate or screen• Printing multiple copies

1. SILK SCREEN TECHNIQUE

Negative image screen Negative image screen • • low costlow cost • • minimal knowledgeminimal knowledge • • low production volume low production volume • • slow and registration problemsslow and registration problems

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2. Letterpress

Photoengraved plate with raised printingPhotoengraved plate with raised printingsurface (journals, reports, small maps, etc.) surface (journals, reports, small maps, etc.)

• • low production volumelow production volume• • raised surface waringraised surface waring• • limited definition to lettering and notlimited definition to lettering and not fine detailfine detail

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3. Lithographic printing (offset printing)

• • large production volumelarge production volume • • costly to set upcostly to set up • • specialist printing training requiredspecialist printing training required • • excellent definition of all fine and larger detailsexcellent definition of all fine and larger details Lithographic Lithographic platesplates

• • Grooved ‘image’ Grooved ‘image’ to accept ink to accept ink for printing for printing (plate surface (plate surface covered in water covered in water to repel ink).to repel ink).

The pressThe press

• • A series of plates (for each A series of plates (for each colour) on a system of rollerscolour) on a system of rollers

• • Paper proceeds past each each Paper proceeds past each each plate receiving each colour in plate receiving each colour in turn.turn.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESSES:-

• Sequencing of the processes.• Organisation of mapping space.• Map content.• The metric framework.• The processes of construction.• Relationship to other maps.• Checking processes.• Accommodating printing affects.

• Dimensional stability.• Transparency.• Receptivity and erasing.• Flexibility/gauge.

1. Production Planning1. Production Planning

2. Material choice2. Material choice

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Graphical output in any form Graphical output in any form

or to an system must be correct,or to an system must be correct,

accurate, useable and usefulaccurate, useable and useful..

Cartographic technical and Cartographic technical and communication skills must be communication skills must be able to provide a useable and able to provide a useable and useful product to meet user useful product to meet user needs.needs.

e4018 - 7.1 presentation : delivering your information product to the user

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