
227Web Map Production
intuitively and that people can readily access from myriad interfaces. That
is all that matters. Everything else is merely bragging fodder for Twitter and
Facebook.
Cartography and mapmaking are forever evolving, just as all forms of
communication are. The primary goals of communication remain the same
regardless of medium and regardless of technology; they are to inform,
persuade, and explain. It does not matter how you do it. A Web map
madeusing Flash is of no less inherent value than one made using HTML5.
All that should matter to a mapmaker is how well the communication is
designed and how effectively your map presents ...