Cartographic blandscapes and the new noise: finding the good view in a topographical mashup
Cartographic blandscapes and the new noise: finding the good view in a topographical mashup
Should we expect web map service (WMS) applications to present a faithful description of the landscape? The number of providers continues to grow and concerns about their cartographic quality continue to be raised, generating debate on whether such maps are fit for purpose. This paper explores why cartographers consider the design of these maps to fall short. It suggests how judgments and expectations are drawn from cartographic communication theory and state topographic map design. The paper then proceeds to discuss the meaning of cartographic quality in an age of democratized mapping
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Kent, A.J.
0584538c-4e29-49a1-b5f3-e33b42a5b497
2008
Kent, A.J.
0584538c-4e29-49a1-b5f3-e33b42a5b497
Kent, A.J.
(2008)
Cartographic blandscapes and the new noise: finding the good view in a topographical mashup.
The Bulletin of the Society of Cartographers, 42 (1,2), .
Abstract
Should we expect web map service (WMS) applications to present a faithful description of the landscape? The number of providers continues to grow and concerns about their cartographic quality continue to be raised, generating debate on whether such maps are fit for purpose. This paper explores why cartographers consider the design of these maps to fall short. It suggests how judgments and expectations are drawn from cartographic communication theory and state topographic map design. The paper then proceeds to discuss the meaning of cartographic quality in an age of democratized mapping
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