Planimetric Map

http://mermaps.blogspot.com/2008/09/planimetric-map.html

A planimetric map is one that shows only the horizontal position of features on the earth's surface. It shows geographic objects, natural and cultural physical features and entities. It omits features such as roads, buildings and water bodies that are visible and identifiable on aerial photographs. As an example of a planimetric map, I used a photo of Newport Beach, California. At the southern end of the Balboa Peninsula is the infamous "Wedge" of surfing fame. As shown, planimetric maps are distinguished by being a "surface map" and are most well recognized as street maps. The horizontal features are depicted and the vertical are not included in planimetric maps. This is also emphasized with the horizontal purple line shown in the map above.