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Solutions for Digital Mapping
Digital Mapping
Maps are an indispensable form of information display. Until recently, maps were exclusively designed and constructed to be printed on paper. The printing of maps on paper was economical, and this facilitated their distribution. However, paper maps may not represent the best way to convey information. Computers have been used for many years to assist the cartographer in making maps on paper. Nowadays the computer is being used directly for the display of maps. Indeed, computers are making more interactive and dynamic methods of map display possible.
In this unit, you will discover what digital mapping is, but also see how the computer can be used to create a more dynamic form of map use.
Most of the presented text are a compilation of the following publications:
- (Jenny et al.)
- (Springer 1999).
- (Peterson 1995)
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