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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 10:47:10 +0700
From: Gary Hubbs <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Cartographic standards (fwd)
 
At 02:44 PM 9/9/98 -0400, you wrote:
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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/
>
My view (and I think defacto standard) :
 
if 0 <=  bearing < 180 then label is on counter-clockwise side
 
if 180  <= bearing < 360 then label is on clockwise side
 
bearings refered to above assume "up" on the map is due north (0, 360)
 
See attached GIF file for diagram
 
 


 
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