Resumen
"The man has always wanted to know where he is. Knowing his location with respect to other people or elements has been one of his worries. Many examples show us the importance of solving this mystery of know where we are. The most comfortable and accurate way to locate it is on the map which is the graphic representation of concrete or abstract phenomena located on earth. The elaboration of maps are linked to the way of representing and dividing them. These divisions are reflected in the planes as abstract objects, they are knowed as the coordinates. These allow us to locate objects or elements present in the maps based on an imaginary origin. The topography is the science by means of which the positions of points located on the terrestrial surface are established, for which measurements of distances, angles and elevations are made."