Online Map Services: Contemporary Cartography or a New Cartographic Culture?
| Autor: | Leda Stamou, Andriani Skopeliti |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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general reference maps
online map services Point (typography) Marginalia Computer science Generalization Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies lcsh:G1-922 map design 02 engineering and technology Popularity web maps Annotation Thematic map Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Selection (linguistics) 021108 energy Computers in Earth Sciences Scale (map) Cartography lcsh:Geography (General) ComputingMethodologies_COMPUTERGRAPHICS 021101 geological & geomatics engineering |
| Zdroj: | ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information Volume 8 Issue 5 ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Vol 8, Iss 5, p 215 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2220-9964 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijgi8050215 |
| Popis: | In this paper, online map services are reviewed from a cartographic point of view. The most popular online map services are selected based on worldwide website traffic data, provided by specialized sites, such as Similarweb, in terms of global coverage and popularity among users. Online map services are commented based on cartographic principles, conventions and traditional practices addressing topics, such as: Cartographic projection, orientation, scale, marginalia, content (thematic layers), symbology, generalization, annotation, color use and overall map design. Color schemes utilized in web maps are discussed in more detail, since based on studies concerning the selection of the preferable map by experts and laymen, color is undisputedly the most frequently mentioned factor. It can be stated that online map services generally adopt well-known cartographic practices, which are not always applied as expected. Moreover, suggestions for the improvement of online map services are made regarding cartographic projection, legend, content, symbolization, color, etc. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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