Abstract
The applicability and possibilities of information theory for the structural analysis of cartographic generalization, which has been questioned by some cartographers, are examined. It is proposed that generalization in a definite sense represents a limitation of the complexity of source information and an increase in the organization of this information by the detection of the structural regularities which it contains and its transformation into information for a new map (with allowance for these regularities). The information transformed in this way is less disorganized and has a clearer and more distinct spatial structure than the original information. Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308 from: Geografiya i prirodnyye resursy, 1990, No. 1, pp. 151–156.
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