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    This document discusses the production of planetary maps for educational purposes. It notes that planetary maps require special content, such as nomenclature in local languages and visualizations combining topographic and thematic information. Recent maps featured include Mars (2001, 2003), Venus (2002, 2004), the Moon (2004), and Mercury (2004). Challenges in making multilingual maps are also outlined, such as a lack of translation guides and feature name typologies. The goal of these maps is to both engage readers and teach them about landforms on other planets.

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    This is my early conference preentation on my planetary maps.

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    Multilingual planetary maps miigaik

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    This document discusses the production of planetary maps for educational purposes. It notes that planetary maps require special content, such as nomenclature in local languages and visualizations combining topographic and thematic information. Recent maps featured include Mars (2001, 2003), Venus (2002, 2004), the Moon (2004), and Mercury (2004). Challenges in making multilingual maps are also outlined, such as a lack of translation guides and feature name typologies. The goal of these maps is to both engage readers and teach them about landforms on other planets.

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    Multilingual Planetary Maps Miigaik

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    This document discusses the production of planetary maps for educational purposes. It notes that planetary maps require special content, such as nomenclature in local languages and visualizations combining topographic and thematic information. Recent maps featured include Mars (2001, 2003), Venus (2002, 2004), the Moon (2004), and Mercury (2004). Challenges in making multilingual maps are also outlined, such as a lack of translation guides and feature name typologies. The goal of these maps is to both engage readers and teach them about landforms on other planets.

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    Planetary maps

    — Visualization,
    nomenclature,
    langugae versions

    • HARGITAI Henrik
    • Hargitai@emc.elte.hu
    • Hungary, Eötvös Loránd University, Cosmic
    Materials Space Research Group, Budapest

    MOSCOW 2004. MIIGAiK


    Special maps…
    Maps for news media
    Maps for education
    Maps for World Atlases
    Wall maps for “fun”
    ..require special content
    • Nomenclature in local language
    • Visualization is a combination of
    a topographic base map
    a “tourist guide map”
    a science history thematic map
    a geologic-morphologic map
    special legend
    MAP PRODUCTION
    Map of Mars 2001, 2003
    Map of Venus 2002 …
    Map of Venus for 2004.Jun.8.
    Map of Moon 2004
    Map of Mercury in print 2004
    CE-Eu Editions Summary
    • Mars: Budapest 2001, Zagreb 2003. The most
    popular map –AWARD at Lázár deák map Contest
    • Moon: Budapest, 2004. Also popular. AWARD at
    Lázár deák map Contest; updated in 2004 for
    World Atlas edition
    • Venus: Budapest 2001, Zagreb 2003., Krakow,
    updated 2004 for Venus Transit. Less popular until
    now
    • Mercury: special “half-albedo-half-topo map” work
    in progress. Simplified for World Atlas.
    New Series: Mercator maps -
    Mars
    … and Venus, for World Atlas
    New map features
    • Resulting from a Survey among students
    – New colors, not to misunderstood blue as water +
    polar caps added as whitish color
    – Informal names added („Face on Mars”) with
    explanation
    – Short explanatory texts, detailed legend, images
    – More height data if avalaible w/ planetary
    records
    – Linear features added as vectorial lines
    (channels)
    – New and old landing and impact sites
    Cont.
    – New symbols for unusual features and old
    symbols for features like on Earth
    – Topo info combined with photographic features
    and vectirial symbols
    – Special, well known features are portrayed as
    they look, but not to scale (generalization)
    – Special Index (larger features names explained)
    – Landscape types exlpained
    Problems
    No guide for translation or transliteration,
    transcription of planetary feature names
    No clear guide of names of planetary feature
    types (typology varies depending on authors)
    Problem with maps: no experience in
    marketing and expedition (delivery)
    Multilingual is better working with less
    languages (one local + English) and more
    text
    Multiscriptural nomenclature if possible (local-
    English-Russian)
    • Online maps also avalaible:
    • planetologia.elte.hu
    • These maps are designed for educational
    use
    Summary
    • Planetary maps are different from terrestrial
    maps in its use – these serve to help
    discover alien worlds
    • Map is more than map: readers dont read
    long texts but captions and short texts.
    Maps can include such texts.
    • Bilingual text and nomenlcature: good fro
    unerstanding, good for scientific
    international work
    • Maps here are guides for the reader who
    asks: „What’s there???”
    Our goal
    • Have fun with the map
    • and
    • Learn as much as possible from maps about
    alien landforms, history of discovery.
    More info: hargitai@emc.elte.hu

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