Aims of Generalisation

Cartographic generalisation is born of the necessity to communicate. As it is not possible to communicate map information at 1:1 scale, generalisation has many aims.
The following aims can also be considered as generalisation rules.

Visualise with Examples some Generalisation Aims

Roll over the red circles of the following map with your mouse to visualize some generalisation aims.

Source: IKA ETHZ according to (Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Kartographie 2002)