International Map of the World

Also known as: IMW

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creation

  • topographic map
    In map: International Map of the World (IMW)

    The International Geographical Congress in 1891 proposed that the participating countries collaborate in the production of a 1:1,000,000-scale map of the world. Specifications and format were soon established, but production was slow in the earlier years since it was…

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derivation of data

  • topographic map
    In map: Basic data for compilation

    …small-scale series, such as the International Map of the World and World Aeronautical Charts, are compiled from existing information, though new data are occasionally produced to strengthen areas for which little or doubtful information exists. Thus compiled maps may contain fragments of original information while those representing original surveys may…

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