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Computer cartography

Computer cartography (also called digital cartography) is the art, science, and technology of making and using maps with a computer. This technology represents a paradigm shift in how maps are produced, but is still fundamentally a subset of traditional cartography. The primary function of this technology is to produce maps, including creation of…

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Computer cartography → Automation, Cartography, GIS, In, It, Mark Monmonier, MIMO, Roger Tomlinson, Technological Transition, The, The MIMO, This, Tobler, Waldo Tobler

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automotive navigation systemsinstance ofThis can allow real-time automated map generation for tasks0.80text
Roger Tomlinsoninstance ofestablished the use of computers for map making in the literature and set the stage for more advanced geographic information systems in later years by geographers0.80text
Computer cartographyrelated to From paper to paperlessIn0.60section
Computer cartographyrelated to From paper to paperlessWaldo Tobler0.60section
Computer cartographyrelated to From paper to paperlessAutomation0.60section
Computer cartographyrelated to From paper to paperlessCartography0.60section
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Computer cartographyrelated to From paper to paperlessMIMO0.60section
Computer cartographyrelated to From paper to paperlessThe MIMO0.60section
Computer cartographyrelated to From paper to paperlessRoger Tomlinson0.60section
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