Aerial perspective for shaded relief. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jenny, Bernhard; Patterson, Tom
• Is Part Of: Cartography and geographic information science. Volume 48:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 21
• Page End: 28
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Swiss style relief shading -- hillshade -- shaded relief -- aerial perspective -- proximity luminance covariance -- atmospheric depth; Cartography -- Periodicals; Geographic information systems -- Periodicals; 526
• DOI: 10.1080/15230406.2020.1813052
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1523-0406

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Aerial perspective is an essential design principle for shaded relief that emphasizes high elevation terrain using strong luminance contrast and low elevations with low contrast. Aerial perspective results in a more expressive shaded relief and helps the reader to understand the structure of a landscape more easily. We introduce a simple yet effective method for adding aerial perspective to shaded relief that is easy to control by the mapmaker.