Realization of automatic decoration technique on topographic maps

Map decoration is an important component of the topographic map production. To study and tell of the decoration rules in national basic scale topographic maps and multiple-topographic maps, to enhance efficiency, and reduce the workload of topographic map production, the paper plans to study and use of object-oriented technology, to complete the map decoration automatically. The module has been applied to the photographic map and topographic map product development test in the project of 1:50 000 Topographic Mapping of Blank Area in the Western Region, China. The module practice has proved that the realization of Automatic Decoration Technique greatly improves the work efficiency. © 2008 SPIE.