Cartographic Perspectives, Number 67, Winter 20104
into four thematic groups. In the rst group are techniques, software, and ideas about
2D or 3D relief mapping, which are topics of recurring interest. is includes the
related pursuits of contouring, relief shading, rock drawing, and vegetation mapping.
e second group covers the monitoring of mountain environments and thematic
mapping. e survey and visualization of glacier movements, and the mapping of
avalanches and other mountain hazards are common topics in this category. e
third group focuses on information systems and digital maps of mountain areas used
by tourists and outdoor recreation enthusiasts. And, the fourth group concentrates
on historical mountain mapping, looking at the activities of cartographers and
expeditions from the past and their rich contributions to our profession. However,
many of the workshop presentations are on alternative and innovative topics that do
not t into these neat groups.
is special issue contains three papers from North American and two papers from
European authors. e rst paper by Alex Tait (International Mapping, USA)
examines maps of alpine ski resorts in North America. He compares the graphical
styles of trail maps of more than 400 resorts, and traces the history of past and
present artists, such as James Niehues, Hal Shelton and Bill Brown. e paper by
Tibor Tóth (Tóth Graphix, USA) looks back on his forty-year career as a relief
artist, much of it spent at the National Geographic Society. He discusses the manual
development of relief art created by pencil, airbrush, and acrylic painting, and ends
with digital relief shading. Tom Patterson (US National Park Service) discusses the
making of a National Park Service map of Glacier Bay. He describes the various
steps leading to a brochure map of this wilderness park visited mostly by cruise ship
passengers. e paper examines various mountain-mapping challenges, including
shaded relief, land cover, glaciers, ord bathymetry, braided rivers, and place names.
David Schobesberger and his coauthors (University of Vienna, Austria) describe the
design of a map of mountainous Himachal Pradesh, India. e aim of this map is to
support an interdisciplinary research network focusing on the cultural history of the
western Himalayas. Schobesberger’s paper describes data compilation from a variety
of mostly suboptimal sources, starting with maps originally surveyed by the colonial
British and ending with satellite imagery. e main author of the last paper is Anna
Leonowicz (University of Zurich, Switzerland). Her paper discusses Terrain Sculptor,
a new freeware application that prepares generalized terrain models for relief shading.
For additional mountain cartography readings and to learn more about the ICA
Commission on Mountain Cartography, visit http://mountaincartography.org/. e
website oers the proceedings of past workshops, the commission’s terms of reference,
a list of commission members, and information about the next scheduled workshop.
We would welcome your participation.
Bernhard Jenny and Tom Patterson
Institute of Cartography US National Park Service
ETH Zurich Harpers Ferry, WV, USA
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