Springer Handbook of Geographic Information

Cartography has faced the dominance of the computer that results in simplified cartographic products. All three fields make use of basic components such as the Internet and databases. Geodesy may be interpreted as the input-component, cartography may be interpreted as the output-component, and geography may be interpreted as one of many application of Geographic Information. Fast and mobile Internet access as well as a comprehensive standardization of the data exchange has opened the door to many new applications.

ISBN : 9783540726807, Publisher : Springer - 2009