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Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Cartography
Trekking map
„Kailash/Gurla Mandhata 1:100,000“
Jacob Trültzsch, Jan Kropáček, Manfred Buchroithner, Benjamin Schröter
Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Cartography
9th ICA Workshop on Mountain Cartography, Banff (Canada), 22-26 April 2014
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Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Cartography
Motivation
1. Several trekking maps of high mountain areas worldwide have been published at
Institute of Cartography, TU Dresden
2. Complete Himalaya Map Series
3. Demand for an up-to-date map showing this benchmark area of TiP/WET
4. Product!!!
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Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Cartography
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Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Cartography
Framework within research projects: TiP and WET
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Some Information
1. Outstanding cultural and religious importance – pilgrimage (Kailash and Lake
Manasarovar circuits)
2. Natural beauty – Climbing/trekking tourism (Gurla Mandhata, Limi Valley)
3. 4 big rivers of SE Asia originate here: N – Indus, E – Brahmaputra, S – Karnali, W – Sutlaj – religious importance and water sources
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Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Cartography
Data sources and collection/challenges
1. High resolution satellite imagery: Pleiades, DEM ASTER+SRTM
2. Digitization performed as social cartography project „Coffee Break Mapping“ – 16
quadrants with common mapping guidelines
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Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Cartography Kloster K
Punkt Durch Panoramio Bilder zu erkennen, Tibetisch Gompa
Tschörten T
Punkt Stupa; oft weiß gestrichen
Gebetsfahnen GF
Punkt Kann deutlich kleiner als dieses Beispiel sein
Windschutz für Tiere
WS
Punkt Diese Windschütze die als UFO aussehen kommen ziemlich oft vor. Bestehen von steinernen Mauern und gut gedüngten Boden.
Gletscher GL
Polygon den Bergschrund muss man einfach abschätzen
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Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Cartography
Data sources and collection/challenges
1. High resolution satellite imagery: Pleiades, DEM ASTER+SRTM
2. Digitization performed as social cartography project „Coffee Break Mapping“ – 16
quadrants with common mapping guidelines
3. Ground data collected during 3 strenuous field trips
4. Local knowledge on toponymic data (hard to get, especially Tibet/China)
5. Significant differences between western/standard Tibetan language, various kinds of transcriptions
6. Tibetologists checked all names/spelling
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Further questions: [email protected]
Thank you very much for your attention!
!And finally the map!