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    This document provides definitions and symbols for conventional signs used on maps. It summarizes that blue represents water bodies, green represents vegetation, red represents man-made features, brown represents contours and relief features. It also notes that yellow represents cultivated land, white represents uncultivated land, and black represents miscellaneous features. The document then groups common map symbols into political boundaries, transportation, water infrastructure, settlements, vegetation, terrain features, and other man-made objects. It provides examples and explanations of symbols within each group.

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    This document provides definitions and symbols for conventional signs used on maps. It summarizes that blue represents water bodies, green represents vegetation, red represents man-made features, brown represents contours and relief features. It also notes that yellow represents cultivated land, white represents uncultivated land, and black represents miscellaneous features. The document then groups common map symbols into political boundaries, transportation, water infrastructure, settlements, vegetation, terrain features, and other man-made objects. It provides examples and explanations of symbols within each group.

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    This document provides definitions and symbols for conventional signs used on maps. It summarizes that blue represents water bodies, green represents vegetation, red represents man-made features, brown represents contours and relief features. It also notes that yellow represents cultivated land, white represents uncultivated land, and black represents miscellaneous features. The document then groups common map symbols into political boundaries, transportation, water infrastructure, settlements, vegetation, terrain features, and other man-made objects. It provides examples and explanations of symbols within each group.

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    3.conventional Signs and Symbols

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    Tirthankar Datta
    This document provides definitions and symbols for conventional signs used on maps. It summarizes that blue represents water bodies, green represents vegetation, red represents man-made features, brown represents contours and relief features. It also notes that yellow represents cultivated land, white represents uncultivated land, and black represents miscellaneous features. The document then groups common map symbols into political boundaries, transportation, water infrastructure, settlements, vegetation, terrain features, and other man-made objects. It provides examples and explanations of symbols within each group.

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    CONVENTIONAL

    SIGNS AND
    SYMBOLS

    Blue Water bodies

    Green Vegetation
    Red Man made features; Northings and Eastings
    Brown Contours, Relief Features

    Yellow Cultivated Land


    White Uncultivated Land
    Black Miscellaneous features, writing names, etc.

    GROUPS OF SYMBOLS
    Political boundaries
    Modes of transport
    Water bodies and Modes of
    irrigation
    Settlements and civic facilities
    Vegetation
    Miscellaneous features
    Heights
    Relief features

    POLITICAL
    BOUNDARIES

    Political boundaries
    State boundary

    District boundary

    Tehsil / Taluka boundary

    MODES
    OF
    TRANSPORT

    Modes of Transport
    Meter Gauge Railway

    Metalled Road

    Unmetalled Road

    Modes of Transport
    Cart Track

    Pack Track

    Foot Path

    WATER
    BODIES

    Water bodies
    Perennial Stream

    Dry river with sediment

    Dry river with sediment


    and perennial channel

    Water bodies
    Spring
    Dry / seasonal stream

    Perennial Lake
    Dry / Seasonal Tank

    Modes of irrigation
    (Dry) tank with
    embankment,
    Natural/Man-made
    Dam

    Canal

    Modes of irrigation
    Perennial lined well

    Perennial Unlined well

    Tubewell

    Perennial lined well with


    brackish water

    Brackish

    SETTLEMENTS
    AND
    CIVIC
    FEATURES

    Settlements
    Permanent Hut

    Temporary / Abandoned hut

    Nucleated Settlement

    Dispersed settlement

    Places of Worship
    Temple

    Tomb / Chhatri

    Public Service Places


    Post Office

    Post and Telegraph Office


    Dispensary
    Police Station
    Police Chowky

    PO

    PTO
    Dispensary
    PS
    Police Chowky

    Government Buildings
    Dak Bungalow

    DB

    Inspection Bungalow

    IB

    Circuit house

    CH

    Rest House

    RH

    VEGETATION

    Vegetation
    Tree

    Dense Jungle
    Fairly dense mixed jungle
    Open Mixed Jungle

    Open Scrub

    Dense Jungle

    Fair dense mixed Jungle


    Open Mixed Jungle

    Open Scrub

    MISCELLANEOUS

    Miscellaneous Man Made Features


    Telephone Line

    Self explanatory

    Causeway

    Small bridge built to


    maintain level of road

    Fire Line

    Clearing made to prevent


    forest fires from spreading

    Piao

    Place where drinking


    water is available

    Piao

    Miscellaneous man made features


    Causeway

    Fire Line

    Piao

    Miscellaneous Man Made Features


    Lime Kiln

    Place where lime is


    manufactured

    Brick Kiln

    Place where bricks are


    made

    Stone Quarry

    Stone mine

    .Stone quarry

    Miscellaneous Relief Features


    Sand Dune

    Small hill of mud

    Depression

    Lowland below the


    general level of the land

    Broken Ground Feature formed along the river


    bank as a result of soil erosion
    due to alternating dry and wet
    seasons

    Miscellaneous Relief Features


    Rock Outcrop

    Rock protruding out on


    the land surface

    Rock Outcrop

    Sheet Rock

    Outcrop of sedimentary
    rock

    Sheet Rock

    Stoney Waste /
    Gravel Waste

    Weathered rock

    Miscellaneous Relief Features


    Road Cutting

    Made to pass the road

    End of Presentation

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