Landmark:
An obvious feature in the landscape.
LANDSAT:
A specific kind of satellite image that shows a larger
area than a SPOT image.
Latitude:
Parallel lines running east-west around the globe; measured in
degrees north or south from the
equator.
Legend:
The part of a map (or an additional
sheet) that explains what the symbols on the map mean.
Light
table: A piece of drafting
equipment that consists of a translucent work surface (with or
without legs) with a light source beneath it, used to facilitate
the copying of information from one sheet of paper (or plastic)
to another.
Line
feature: Something on the land
that is relatively long and thin - such as a river, road, trail,
or boundary; its symbol on a map may be
exaggerated in width if it would otherwise be too narrow to show
at scale.
Local knowledge: ‘…is the sum
total of the knowledge and skills which people in a particular
geographic area possess, and which enable them to get the most
out of their natural environment. Most of this knowledge and
these skills have been passed down from earlier generations, but
individual men and women in each generation adapt and add to
this body of knowledge in a constant adjustment to changing
circumstance and environmental conditions’ (source: IKDM, 1998).
Local spatial knowledge (LSK)
‘… describes home and action space, is innate and sustained
knowledge about the land, identifies issues of immediate
significance, and encodes the information about the environment
in a language a region’s inhabitants understand’ (Duerden and
Kuhn, 1996). It includes:
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Specific technical
knowledge known only (or in detail, primarily) to
the local people, e.g. local knowledge of soils, plants,
water sources, medicines. Similar to the concept of
indigenous technical knowledge (ITK).
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Spatial knowledge
representing different viewpoints and understandings of
local actors, (different from the dominant ‘official’
view). These different viewpoints can be reflected in
counter maps.
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Mental maps, which
are not usually based on standard geometry.
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Spiritual or mystical
spatial knowledge associated with cultural spaces,
particularly with specific areas of land or resources.
This may be interpreted as cosmovisions, which commonly
incorporate the origin myths of indigenous, natural
resource-dependent, cultures.
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Location map: A small, small-scale
map that shows where the land depicted
on the main map is in relation to the whole state, province, or
country.
Longitude:
Meridian lines running north-south and joining at the poles;
measured in degrees from the Prime Meridian (0°).
Adapted with
permission from: Flavelle, A. 2002.
Mapping our Land
