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Introduction
The Purpose of This Book
This book is for people who are interested in effective map visualization
and communication on the Web. It does not matter if you are a professional
cartographer, geographic information system (GIS) expert, computer scien-
tist, or novice mapmaker. The only prerequisite is that you are interested in
improving or honing your skills at Web map design.
I wrote this book with two objectives. The rst is to synthesize and present
a broad overview of which map design processes, issues, and techniques
have changed from print cartography to Web cartography and which have
stayed the same. That is, this book is an attempt ...