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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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42 Web Cartography: Map Design for Interactive and Mobile Devices
4. Maps should rotate to mimic the direction a person is facing. On a mobile
device map that is designed for navigation, it is good practice to have
the map rotate so that the direction one is facing is at the top. North
should always be at the top when a map is opened, but the map can
then rotate to face the direction the top of the device is pointing.
Again, never forget to include a compass-type graphic so that people
know which direction they are actually looking, walking, or driving
(see Figure3.7 for an example).
Information Window Design
Information windows (info windo
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