The role of the map in a Web-GIS environment

Menno-Jan Kraak ()

Journal of Geographical Systems, 2004, vol. 6, issue 2, 83-93

Abstract: The World Wide Web has changed the perspective on the role that maps can play. Their traditional function remains, e.g. to represent an abstraction of a selected part of reality to offer insight into geospatial patterns and relations. Additionally the map can be an important part of a search engine, especially in the context of geospatial data infrastructure. Maps can also function as an interface to other geographic and non-geographic information on the Web. The question ‘What are the implications of this expanding role of maps for a WebGIS environment?’ is addressed in this paper. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004

Date: 2004
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