Learn About Maps

Map School:

What is a map? Examples of maps are common, interspersed in driving directions, visualizations, and political boundary disputes. Let's look deeper and think about the fundamental elements of maps from the eye of the creator.

Maps are fundamentally composed of data. Data is in the abstract, composed of billions of points or just a few polygons, or a photo-like recording of colors and temperature. It is important that data is not specific to a certain usage.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 22, 2014 12:21 AM
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