A study and analysis of ways of representing the boundary between adjacent municipal areas as used in different types of maps in Valencia wetland

Authors

  • Carmen Femenia-Ribera
  • Gaspar Mora-Navarro
  • Emilio Benitez-Aguado
  • Natalia Garrido-Villén

Keywords:

demarcation, cartography, territory, boundary, municipal area

Abstract

The areas in which local administrations impose their jurisdiction are defined by the lines that divide them from adjacent municipal districts. This implies that if the lines are not clearly drawn it could give rise to conflicts between local councils. It is therefore important that the dividing line be uniformly represented whatever mapping system is used. The existence of discrepancies is detected and analysed in a case study of the municipal boundary line in the wetlands zone of the municipal district of Valencia (Spain), as represented in various maps produced by different organizations during different historical periods.

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