Participatory mapping : new data, new cartography /

• Main Author: Plantin, Jean-Christophe
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : ISTE, Ltd. ; [2014]; Hoboken : Wiley, [2014]
• Series: ISTE.
• Subjects: Cartography > Data processing.; Geographic information systems.; Cartography > Computer network resources.; Electronic books.

This book is intended for applications of online digital mapping, called mashups (or composite application), and to analyze the mapping practices in online socio-technical controversies. The hypothesis put forward is that the ability to create an online map accompanies the formation of online audien...

Table of Contents:

• Origins and properties of online maps
• Mapping practices in emergency situations.