Scientific- Research Quarterly of Geographical Data (SEPEHR)

Scientific- Research Quarterly of Geographical Data (SEPEHR)

Cartography and the Internet - Part III

Document Type : Research Paper

Author
Mahdi Modiri
Associate Professor of Urban planning, Malek-Ashtar University of Technolog
Abstract
The Internet is a very important tool that has had a major role in receiving and disseminating information over the past few years. The Global Communication Network delivers and disseminates most of the recent news concerning geographic data. In this process, maps play a pivotal role and has a multi-purpose function. Maps can play their historical role in providing information for geographic plans and their necessary conditions. The main focus of the expansion of utilization is through the World Wide Web Group (WWW), and some problems regarding the supply of cartographic information have emerged as a result of this development. The most important issues are:
- A wide variety of uncertain user environments
- Uncertain Web Links (Connections)
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Scientific- Research Quarterly of Geographical Data (SEPEHR)
Volume 11, Issue 42
Summer 2002
Pages 2-7