Types of Maps
In web applications, maps can function:
• To help users find locations and navigate through space.
• As a background that lets users correlate data points and geography—for example, network developers might be interested in overlaying communication nodes on a local map. See “Overlay Information on Locations” below.
• As a base for a graph, as described in “Show How Data Are Distributed Geographically.”
• As the visual container for details—for example, demographic, geological, or marketing data—that are tied to a particular location. See “Provide Decision Support and Analysis.”
Help Users Find Locations
Helping people find (and delineate) locations and navigate between them are the most common uses for maps, on paper ...
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