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Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 09:25:13 -0600
From: "Sanderson, Dale" <[log in to unmask]>
To: 'MAPS-L' <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Cartographic standards
 
Is there an accepted cartographic standard or convention on how to label
a road running north and south?  I usually see the label on the west
side of the road, with the beginning of the word to the south.  Is this
the commonly accepted method?  Any ideas why or why not?
 
Similarly, in cases where it is necessary to publish a map rotated 90
degrees (with north either to the right or left, as opposed to up), is
there a standard for which way the map should be oriented?
 
If there are no international standards per se, then perhaps someone
could comment on standards for the US, where the map in question will be
published.  Thanks...
 
Dale Sanderson, Cartographic Specialist
URL: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/3162/