[R-sig-Geo] map resolution

[Ben Madin]

Mate,

"Resolution - the degree of detail visible in a photographic or television image."

I think you need to have a quick google of "resolution", and also look up DPI. Resolution is a decision you have to make depending on the  type of analysis and/or output you are chasing, and the degree of precision you want. 

The only answer I can think of to your current question is that resolution is not necessarily related to scale.

hope that helps a little bit.

Ben



On 01/11/2011, at 11:59 PM, Chi Kit Lau wrote:

> Dear list,
> 
> sorry for the beginner's question. How do I work out the maximum
> achievable resolution when rasterizing a vector map on a scale
> 1:10000? In other words what is the resolution of a map with a scale
> 1:10000?
> 
> thank you,
> 
> Chi Kit
> 
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