
Untraditional topographic mapping in central West Greenland
Author(s) -
K.S Dueholm
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
rapport
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2597-2944
pISSN - 0418-6559
DOI - 10.34194/rapggu.v65.7381
Subject(s) - geologic map , geology , scale (ratio) , physical geography , geography , cartography , remote sensing , archaeology , geomorphology
During the geological investigations carried out in central West Greenland (see Schiener, this report) a cartographical programme was carried out to test a newly developed method of producing topographic maps direct from aerial photographs. The programme was adapted to the working conditions of the geologists and the author was attached to different geological parties working on western and central Nugssuaq, southern Disko, Hareøen and Ubekendt Ejland. Within the two months' season sufficient measurements were obtained to enable eventual topographic map coverage of 1700 km2 with acceptable accuracy for geological mapping at the scale 1:50 000.