Maps are important medium to recognize geographic space for readers. Active service-oriented thematic maps are maps that cartographers grasp the reader's focus in advance and provide readers with concerns information and the extended content of concerns in the form of special topics to expand readers' geographic recognition. It overcomes the shortcomings of geospatial cognition represen-tation of traditional maps limited by map medium, load capacity and other factors. On taking Situation Map of the Northern Indian O-cean as an example, the paper explores the design and compilation methods of the form of map, which can provide appropriate decision-making service for map readers to better understand the geographic space in local area.
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主动服务型专题地图/地理空间认知/地图设计/制图表达
Key words
active service-oriented thematic maps/geospatial cognition/map design/map representation
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