LEADER 03494cam a2200493 i 4500001 289901 005 20240622101003.0 008 220415t20212021sz ab b 000 0 eng d 020 9783030840167 |qhardbound 020 3030840166 024 3 9783030840167 035 (OCoLC)on1355287905 035 289901 049 LHMA 040 OHX |beng |erda |cOHX |dGZN |dOCLCF |dLHM 050 4 GA931 |b.D385 2021 100 1 Davis, Martin |c(Cartographer), |eauthor. 245 12 A cartographic analysis of Soviet military city plans / |cMartin Davis. 264 1 Cham, Switzerland : |bSpringer, |c[2021] 264 4 |c©2021 300 xxii, 200 pages : |billustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; |c25 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Springer theses, |x2190-5053 500 "Doctoral Thesis accepted by Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK." 504 Includes bibliographical references and glossary. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Cartography |zSoviet Union |xHistory. 650 0 Military topography |zSoviet Union |xHistory. 650 0 Military maps |xHistory. 650 0 Topographic maps |xHistory. 650 7 Cartography. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00848025 650 7 Military maps. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01754147 650 7 Military topography. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01021532 650 7 Topographic maps. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01152661 651 7 Soviet Union. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01210281 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 |z9783030840174 |ie-book version 830 0 Springer theses. |x2190-5053 880 |6520-00"The collapse of the Soviet Union has seen the emergence of its unprecedentedly comprehensive global secret military mapping project and the commercial availability of a vast number of detailed topographic maps and city plans at several scales. This thesis provides an in-depth examination of the series of over 2,000 large-scale city plans produced in secret by the Military Topographic Directorate (Военное топографическое управление) of the General Staff between the end of the Second World War and the collapse of the USSR in 1991. After positioning the series in its historical context, the nature and content of the plans are examined in detail. A poststructuralist perspective introduces possibilities to utilise and apply the maps in new contexts, which this thesis facilitates by providing a systematic, empirical analysis of the Soviet map symbology at 1:10,000 and 1:25,000, using new translations of production manuals and a sample of the city plans. A comparative analysis with the current OpenStreetMap symbology indicates scope for Soviet mapping to be used as a valuable supplementary topographic resource in a variety of existing and future global mapping initiatives, including humanitarian crisis mapping. This leads to a conclusion that the relevance and value of Soviet military maps endure in modern applications, both as a source of data and as a means of overcoming contemporary cartographic challenges relating to symbology, design and the handling of large datasets"--Back cover. 856 41 |3Electronic version(s) available |uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ushmm/detail.action?docID=6737953 |zHosted by ProQuest 852 0 |bscstacks |hGA931 |i.D385 2021 852 |bebook