Web Cartography

by Jan-Menno Kraak (Editor), Allan Brown (Editor)

Overview

Maps and atlases are created as soon as information on our geography has been clarified. They are used to find directions or to get insight into spatial relations. They are produced and used both on paper as well as on-screen. The Web is the new medium for spreading and using maps. This book explains the benefits of this medium from the perspective

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040217757
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	09/02/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	228
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Jan-Menno Kraak, Allan Brown

Table of Contents

1.Settings and Needs for Web Cartography 2. Trends in Cartography 3. Use of Maps on the Web 4. Users of Maps on the Web 5. Cartographic Principles 6. Publishing Maps on the Web 7. Web Map Design in Practice 8. Web Maps and National Mapping Organisations 9. Web Maps and Tourists 10. Web Maps and Atlases 11. Web Maps and Weather 12. Web Maps and Road Traffic 13. Outlook Appendix A: Introduction, Coding/Authoring, Graphics, Animation, Video, Sound, Synchronised Multimedia Appendix B: Website Design, Internet Colour, Image Formats and File Sizes. Index