In a previous article in this journal, I introduced Bruno Latour’s cartography of controversies and I discussed half of it, namely how to observe techno-scientific controversies. In this article I ...will concentrate on the remaining half: how to represent the complexity of social debates in a legible form. In my previous paper, we learnt how to explore the richness of collective existence through Actor-Network Theory. In this one, I will discuss how to render such complexity through an original visualization device: the controversy-website. Capitalizing on the potential of digital technologies, the controversy-website has been developed as a multilayered toolkit to trace and aggregate information on public debates.
Complex ecosystems characterize the Arctic Region, which experiences rapid environmental changes due to climate change. These changes are happening spatially as much as temporally. Spatiotemporal ...interactive three-dimensional visualization of environmental phenomena is eye-catching, while creating the foundations for the rapid understanding of Arctic complexity. The Arctic is a circumpolar region; cylinders seem suitable visual media for related data. In this case study, the visualization of anomalies of the sea ice illustrates abnormal changes, helping the viewer/user to focus on that filtered information rather than becoming lost in a multitude of information. A holistic view of dynamic environmental changes in a stand-alone visual could impact the quick understanding, response and policymaking regarding the visualized phenomena.
Cartography is not an isolated discipline, but develops on the basis of many external impulses. The advent of web technologies has had a major impact on changes in cartography in recent decades. ...Successive generations of the Web have transformed the world of maps from static digital images, to servers providing map output, to complex interactive web applications and mash-ups. We are currently witnessing the emergence and development of the next new generation of the Web, which is referred to as Web3. Web3 is best known for its connection to the world of cryptocurrencies. This article considers the relationship between cartography and Web3 in particular. Are there opportunities that Web3 will offer cartographers? The article describes the basic features of the Web3 concept and their relation to the fields of cartography, which are considered by many experts as promising for the future. It concludes with two examples of Web3- based products related to maps and cartography. The aim of the paper is mainly to start a discussion regarding the evolutionary changes in cartography that may occur due to the emergence of Web3 technologies such as Blockchain.
Keberadaan MRT dan LRT Jakarta bertujuan untuk melakukan perubahan pada pola penggunaan transportasi, dari transportasi pribadi menjadi transportasi umum. Berdasarkan data Menteri Perhubungan, hanya ...32% warga Jakarta yang sehari-harinya menggunakan transportasi umum. Untuk meningkatkan minat pengguna transportasi umum, maka dibutuhkan informasi yang lengkap mengenai berbagai pilihan akses transportasi. Tujuan kegiatan ini yaitu untuk menampilkan informasi peta jaringan MRT/LRT Jakarta dan peta interaktif story map hasil analisis Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) dan service area pada tiap stasiun sebagai penunjang perencanaan guna mencapai transportasi yang berkelanjutan. Peta jaringan MRT/LRT Jakarta dibuat dengan melakukan proses skematisasi, yaitu mengubah peta konvensional menjadi peta skematik yang umumnya digambar lurus dengan sudut tertentu dan banyak digunakan dalam sistem transportasi kota. Peta interaktif story map dibuat melalui platform ESRI Story Map. Visualisasi analisis indeks TOD pada stasiun MRT Jakarta menggunakan hasil perhitungan yang sudah dilakukan oleh Siburian (2020), sedangkan visualisasi analisis indeks TOD pada stasiun LRT Jakarta merupakan hasil perhitungan yang diolah oleh penulis. Nilai indeks TOD dihitung berdasarkan metode Singh (2015) dengan 8 parameter. Hasil perhitungan menunjukkan bahwa dua stasiun memiliki indeks level tinggi, tiga stasiun dengan level sedang, dan satu stasiun tergolong memiliki level TOD rendah. Kegiatan ini menghasilkan sebuah website yang tersusun atas dua halaman yaitu halaman beranda dan halaman peta. Halaman beranda berisi informasi umum seperti sejarah, tarif, dan waktu perjalanan kereta. Sedangkan halaman peta merupakan halaman inti dari website yang disajikan dalam bentuk peta statik skematik dan peta interaktif story map. Data spasial terkait titik-titik penting, rute perjalanan, kependudukan, serta penggunaan lahan divisualisasikan pada peta sebagai fitur spasial. Berdasarkan hasil evaluasi dari pengguna, website yang dihasilkan mampu menyajikan informasi dengan tepat, baik, dan mudah untuk operasikan.
Geospatial data are now widely available to the general public thanks to geoportals and online mapping platforms. However, creating a map involves more than just combining data layers. Thus we ...develop cartographic functions for geoportals to support better visual hierarchy in user map mashups. This includes a couple of preparatory steps followed by a smart cartographic background symbolization derived from the original layer style. We evaluate different approaches to background symbolization: greyscale, desaturation, and smart background. The different background symbolization methods are analysed with two concrete map examples and evaluated with a survey. The smart background symbolization developed in this work improves the visual hierarchy of the map mashup by reducing the visual importance of the background layers.
Recent advances in public sector open data and online mapping software are opening up new possibilities for interactive mapping in research applications. Increasingly there are opportunities to ...develop advanced interactive platforms with exploratory and analytical functionality. This paper reviews tools and workflows for the production of online research mapping platforms, alongside a classification of the interactive functionality that can be achieved. A series of mapping case studies from government, academia and research institutes are reviewed. The conclusions are that online cartography's technical hurdles are falling due to open data releases, open source software and cloud services innovations. The data exploration functionality of these new tools is powerful and complements the emerging fields of big data and open GIS. International data perspectives are also increasingly feasible. Analytical functionality for web mapping is currently less developed, but promising examples can be seen in areas such as urban analytics. For more presentational research communication applications, there has been progress in story-driven mapping drawing on data journalism approaches that are capable of connecting with very large audiences.
•Interactive online mapping tools are reviewed, with workflows for site production.•The mapping case studies illustrate best practice alongside the methods used.•All the case study sites received tens of thousands of visitors.•Exploratory interactive mapping functionality is increasingly extensive.•Analytical functionality is more limited, but there are signs of innovation.
The Third Industrial Revolution evolved through the development of technology in the 1960s and has been mirrored in other professions as well as cartography. The first maps on the Internet for mass ...use appeared in the late 1990s. In the beginning, they were simple and modest. Computer development was also reflected in the development of digital cartography, and maps become interactive with users. Technology has made collecting spatial data easier and cheaper, and cartography has become available to ordinary users through various tools and services. Accordingly, emerging concepts and terms related to digital cartography are sometimes identical or match part of their domain of meaning. This article offers a review and analysis of keywords pertaining to digital cartography on the Internet. Different indicators are used to show trends in selected keywords’ appearance and, thus, trends in cartography.
El objetivo de este artículo es presentar de manera concisa el surgimiento y desarrollo de los atlases escolares desde el siglo XVIII hasta nuestros días. Una vez definido su significado, se ...presentan brevemente las tareas que se realizan durante la edición de atlases de este tipo, así como algunos ejemplos. En esencia, las etapas de la creación de un atlas escolar no han variado mucho, sin embargo los soportes en que se publican, sí. Somos testigos de la evolución de los soportes: de las ediciones impresas en papel primero, después los soportes electrónicos (CD), y actualmente la web. Se ofrecen también ideas sobre las posibilidades que pueden brindar las aplicaciones hechas para dispositivos móviles y qué nuevas investigaciones se realizan para diversificar y optimizar el uso de los atlas escolares en el futuro.
On the example of our project on the creation of the historical web atlas on Czech history, we introduce the process of adapting originally printed historical maps for their presentation in the web ...environment, which overcomes the shortcomings of standard approaches in similar projects based on printed predecessors published only as zoomable scanned analogues or default GIS maps. To simplify the originally complex map and to increase the information potential of the maps, we propose seven different types of additional map functionality according to the specific characteristics of the original map content. In addition, we present a set of rules, principles, recommendations, and methods for the cartographic design and processing of originally printed historical maps that should be considered when they are prepared for presentation on the web, including the description of the specific visualisation processes for the proposed types of map functionality. The proposed complex methodology can be applied to similar projects focused on the conversion of originally printed maps to the web and may contribute to improving the quality of the visualisation and presentation of historical maps on the web in general.
This paper studies the design of point symbols on widely used online maps and apps that portray tourist points of interest (POIs). Tourist maps are among the most commonly used types of maps ...nowadays. The ease of travel leads to an ever-increasing demand for tourist maps. Therefore, appropriate map design, content and technical means are necessary for better information transfer and communication between the map and the user. Online maps and apps were selected according to specific criteria (e.g., language, geographic area, pictographic symbols, interactivity). Pictographic point symbols for POIs related to tourism activities were collected and described by variables. The frame and the pictogram of the point symbols were the two main directions for choosing the descriptive variables. Description is based on the cognitive scheme for interpretation of cartographic symbols with some improvements. The study reveals the characteristics of the point symbols and constitutes a documentation of the applied practices. The main trends prevalent in the design of these symbols are highlighted and commented on in relation to traditional cartographic practices and guidelines for the design of point symbols.
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