Abstract
This chapter gives an overview of theoretical and technological developments that have shaped and reshaped maps and cartography. It analyzes the nature of cartography and introduces three fundamental transformations involved in the cartographic process from the real world to a mental reality in user’s brain. The author gives a try to categorize cartographic products based on relationships between mapmakers and map users. The state of the art of cartography is summarized by a number of dichotomous developments concerned with the dimensionality of maps, design styles, cognitive workload of map use, usage context, and interactivity of mapping systems. Finally, the changed responsibilities of cartographers are outlined in view of the currently prevailing phenomenon “ubiquitous cartography and invisible cartographers.”
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Meng, L. (2010). Cartography. In: Freeden, W., Nashed, M.Z., Sonar, T. (eds) Handbook of Geomathematics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01546-5_44
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