Peta topografi: Perbedaan antara revisi

Pusat Informasi Peta Topografi Kanada memberikan definisi untuk peta topografi sebagai berikut: <ref>Centre for Topographic Information, [http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/topo101/faq_e.php Topo Maps: Frequently Asked Questions]</ref>{{quote|Sebuah peta topografi adalah representasi grafis secara rinci dan akurat mengenai keadaan alam di suatu daratan.}}

Penulis lain mendefinisikan peta topografi dengan membandingkan mereka dengan jenis lain dari peta, mereka dibedakan dari skala kecil "peta sorografi" yang mencakup daerah besar, <ref>P. D. A. Harvey, ''The History of Topographical Maps: Symbols, Pictures and Surveys'', Thames and Hudson, 1980, ISBN 0-500-24105-8, p. 9. "By a topographical map, we mean a large-scale map, one that sets out to convey the shape and pattern of landscape, showing a tiny portion of the earth's surface as it lies within one's own direct experience, and quite distinct from the small-scale maps that show us the features of whole provinces, nations and continents."</ref><ref name="AAT">[[Art & Architecture Thesaurus]] entry for [http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=topographic+maps&logic=AND&note=&english=N&prev_page=1&subjectid=300028361 topographic maps].</ref> "peta planimetric" yang tidak menunjukkan elevasi, <ref>Committee on Nomenclature of the American Society of Photogrammetry, "Definitions of terms used in photogrammetric surveying and mapping: preliminary report", ''Photogrammetric Engineering'', 8, 247-283, 1942. "Topographic Map. A map that presents the horizontal and vertical positions of the features represented; distinguished from a planimetric map by the addition of relief in measurable form." This definition is used in many glossaries of map terminology.</ref> dan "peta tematik" yang terfokus pada topik tertentu <ref>M.-J. Kraak and F. Ormeling, ''Cartography: Visualization of Spatial Data'', Longman, 1996, ISBN 0-582-25953-3, p. 44. "Traditionally, the main division of maps is into topographic and thematic maps. Topographic maps supply a general image of the earth's surface: roads, rivers, buildings, often the nature of the vegetation, the relief and the names of the various mapped objects."</ref>