试论国家自然保护地图集的编制——以中国自然保护地图集为例

本文从自然保护角度论述了编制自然保护地图集的意义和用途,指出了自然保护地图集是专门表示保护可更新自然资源的综合性地图集,并以中国自然保护地图集为例,探讨了用地图这一研究手段和工具来推动国家自然保护事业的发展。

PRELIMINARY STUDY ON COMPILE THE NATIONAL ATLAS OF NATURAL PROTECTION IN CHINA

For associating with the realization of "The Outline of Natural Protection of China", we compiled the atlas of natural protection in China. It results from developing of modern science and is a new category in the field of thematic map. This paper expounded the importance and purpose of compilation in the view of natural protection. It has showed this atlas is comprehensive and especially in its renewable natural resources. According to mapping scopes it divides into atlas of nutural protection of the world, nation and region. Then, based on mapping contents it divides into comprehensive, thematic and regional atlas-of natural protection.In compilation of this the natural protection atlas of China, we have proposed 6 conditions in selecting subject and structure of the atlas. Most of opinions is that the atlas included 4 parts: 1. Prefatory maps. 2. Maps of natural resources and natural protection. 3. Maps of regional protection and natural protection area. 4. Pictures and items.We have described in this paper the features of mapping as follows: 1. The atlas has special theorectical base of mapping. 2. The atlas has more comprehensive features. 3. The atlas has a given authority. 4. The atlas has difficulties in uniformity. 5. The atlas is concerned with some maps of dynamic change. 6. The atlas has many scales, including large, medium and small. 7. The atlas has presented the deversity in the show forms.