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This book is the outcome of the work of contributors who participated in the wo- shop “Mapping Different Geographies (MDG)” in February 2010, held in Puchberg am Schneeberg, Austria. This meeting brought together cartographers, artists and geoscientists who research and practice in applications that focus on enhancing o- to-one communication or develop and evaluate methodologies that provide inno- tive methods for sharing information. The main intention of the workshop was to investigate how ‘different’ geographies are being mapped and the possibilities for developing new theories and techniques for information design and transfer based on place or location. So as to communicate these concepts it was important to appreciate the many contrasting meanings of ‘mapping’ that were held by workshop participants. Also, the many (and varied) viewpoints of what different geographies are, were ela- rated upon and discussed. Therefore, as the focus on space and time was embedded within everyone’s felds of investigation, this was addressed during the workshop. This resulted in very engaging discourse, which, in some cases, exposed the restrictions that certain approaches need to consider. For participants, this proved to be most useful, as this allowed them to appreciate the limits and restrictions of their own approach to understanding and representing different geographies. As well, the workshop also was most helpful as a vehicle for demonstrating the common ground of interest held by the very diverse areas of endeavour that the workshop participants work within.
E-Book Information
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Series: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography
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Year: 2,010
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Edition: 1
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Pages: 255
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Pages In File: 268
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Language: English
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Topic: 59
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Issue: до 2011-01
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Identifier: 3642155367,9783642155369,9783642155376
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Doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-15537-6
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Org File Size: 31,977,098
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Extension: pdf
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Tags: Geographical Information Systems/Cartography Computer Applications in Earth Sciences
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Toc: Front Matter....Pages i-xxFront Matter....Pages 9-9Mapping Other (Geographical) Realities....Pages 11-35Mapping Practices for Different Geographies....Pages 37-55Spatial Metaphors for Mapping Informal Geographies....Pages 57-66Emotional Response to Space as an Additional Concept of Supporting Wayfinding in Ubiquitous Cartography....Pages 67-73An Artistic Perspective for Affective Cartography....Pages 74-92Mapping the Imagined....Pages 93-102Front Matter....Pages 103-103“Now and Then, Here and There … on Business”: Mapping Social/Trade Networks on First Global Age....Pages 105-128Evolution of Digital Map Libraries towards Virtual Map Rooms: New Challenges for Historical Research....Pages 129-143Information Architecture of the “Cultural History Information System of the Western Himalaya”....Pages 145-157User-Centred Design of a Web-Based Cartographic Information System for Cultural History...