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Dasimetric maps are a variety of settlement maps, aimed at adequate accounting and demonstration of population density in certain territory in such a way as it is distributed in reality. Historically this term was coined by outstanding Russian geographer Veniamin Petrovich Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky (1870– 1942), who suggested respective methodology in 1911. Dasimetric method was widely used in the geographic literature and mapping practice in 1920-s: 47 sheets of “Dasimetric map of European Russia” were published in 1923–1927. Currently the progress of GIS-technologies, noticeable relief of secrecy requirements and development of free global databases of geographic data allow not only simplification of mapping following methods of Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, but also improvement of his method. This opens new prospects and opportunities, benefi cial first of all for settlement geographers and architects, planning districts and settlements. |
