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Web Cartography
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Web Cartography

by Ian Muehlenhaus
December 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
262 pages
8h 5m
English
CRC Press
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Map Elements
Introduction
Map elements are the composite parts of a map in its entirety. Consensus on
denitions and categorization is somewhat rare when it comes to cartogra-
phy and mapmakers; however, largely the elements found in Figure3.1 have
traditionally been considered some of the core map elements.
As becomes obvious looking at Figure3.1, Web maps employ additional
elements that are not on this list, and some of the elements in Figure3.1
are frequently omitted on Web maps. However, the decision to include or
exclude these elements on your Web maps remains the same regardless of
the medium: to help communicate or promote your map ...
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