Maps and the internet

Maps and the Internet : an introduction / Michael Peterson -- Geographic information literacy and the World Wide Web / John Krygier and Deborah Carter Peoples -- Maps on the Web / William Cartwright -- Dissemination of census and other statistical data through web maps / Corné P.J.M. Van Elzakker, Ferjan Ormeling, Barend J. Köbben and Daisy Cusi -- Internet cartography and official tourism destination web sites / Erin R. Richmond and C. Peter Keller -- The Internet, cartographic surveillance, and locational privacy / Mark Monmonier -- Developing cartographic applets for the Internet / Adrian Herzog -- GIS for everyone : The CommonGIS project and beyond / Gennady Andrienko, Natalia Andrienko and Hans Voss -- Beyond serving maps : serving GIS functionality over the Internet / Bin Jiang -- Peer-to-peer sharing of cartographic data and software / Bin Li -- Online cartography with XML / Ilya Zaslavsky -- Webmapping with scalable vector graphics (SVG) : delivering the promise of high quality ...

This book examines a new trend affecting cartography and geographic information science. Presenting the work of over 30 authors from 16 different countries, the book provides an overview of current research in the new area of Internet Cartography. Chapters deal with the growth of this form of map distribution, uses in education, privacy issues, and technical aspects from the point of view of the map provider - including Internet protocols such as XML and SVG. Many see the Internet as a revolution for cartography. Previously tied to the medium of paper and expensive large-format color print technology, maps had a limited distribution and use. The Internet made it possible to not only distribute maps to a much larger audience but also to incorporate interaction and animation in the display. Maps have also become timelier with some maps of traffic and weather being updated every few minutes. In addition, it is now possible to access maps from servers throughout the world. Finally, the Internet has made historic maps available for viewing to the public that were previously only available in map libraries with limited access.

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