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Web mapping: History, Community & Art

Web mapping or online mapping is the process of using, creating, and distributing maps on the World Wide Web (the Web), usually through the use of Web geographic information systems (Web GIS). A web map or an online map is both served and consumed, thus, web mapping is more than just web cartography; it is an interactive service where consumers may…

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Web mapping topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Community and Art as prominent areas in the source structure around Web mapping. 1 topic appears in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.

Related topics
136
Source areas
8
Connected nodes
145
Extracted relationships
242
Concept neighborhoods
42
Bridge connections
145

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 42 topics
Advantages of mapping software · 34 topics
Types · 30 topics
Introduction · 11 topics
Technologies · 9 topics
Impact on society · 6 topics
Overview · 4 topics
Web GIS in the cloud · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Introduction

Types

Web GIS in the cloud

Advantages of mapping software

History

Technologies

Impact on society

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Web mapping connects Entity context

The extracted context around Web mapping shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Web mapping → Allan Brown, And Fox, Applications, Archived, CA, Ch, Chambers, Cloud, Computer Science, Developments, DOI, Economische, Elsevier, ESRI Press, Francis, Fu, Graham, Guilford, History, IIED Another extracted example is Web mapping → Accessibility, Adobe Flash, Any, APIs, As, Because, By, CD, Compared, Despite, DHTML/Ajax, DVD, Especially, Examples, Geodata, GIS, Google Earth, However, If, In. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Web mapping

Top relations

related to Further reading · 59
Web mapping → Allan Brown, And Fox, Applications, Archived, CA, Ch, Chambers, Cloud, Computer Science, Developments, DOI, Economische, Elsevier, ESRI Press, Francis, Fu, Graham, Guilford, History, IIED
related to Advantages of mapping software · 37
Web mapping → Accessibility, Adobe Flash, Any, APIs, As, Because, By, CD, Compared, Despite, DHTML/Ajax, DVD, Especially, Examples, Geodata, GIS, Google Earth, However, If, In
related to history · 36
Web mapping → Address Matching, Advanced Spatial Technologies Interactive, Argus MapGuide, Argus Technologies, Autodesk, Autodesk MapGuide, Based, Birth, Can, Canada, Census Bureau, Center, CERN, CGI/C, CGI/Perl, First, Gazetteer, GRASS, Grew, MapGuide
related to Technologies · 29
Web mapping → Another WMS, Apple, GIF, Google, IBM DB2, JPEG, Mapbox, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, OGC, Oracle Spatial, Part, PNG, PostGIS, Simple Features, Spatial, SQL, Standard, SVG, The
has impact · 16
Web mapping → Also, Although, Another, As, COVID-19, Directions, Drivers, It, Most, The, There, This, Users, Web, While, With
related to Introduction · 10
Web mapping → ArcGIS, As, Baidu, Google, HERE, OpenStreetMap, The, TomTom, Until, Web
related to Collaborative web maps · 8
Web mapping → Collaborative, CreatorOpenStreetMapWikiMapiameta, Google Map MakerHere Map, In, Maps, Some, This, Wikimedia
related to How Web Maps Interact With Human Variation · 8
Web mapping → GPS, However, Of, Populations, They, This, Web, Younger
related to Web mapping barriers · 7
Web mapping → Another, If, It, There, This, To, Web
related to Web GIS in the cloud · 4
Web mapping → API's, The, These, Various

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

web maps mapping data map information also online software first open gis using service google users based sources source use

Web mapping relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 242 structured relationships around Web mapping. Examples in this analysis include Web mapping → is a → most popular or familiar amongst the population today and Web mapping → is a → easy resource for them to use. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Web mappingis amost popular or familiar amongst the population today0.90text
Web mappingis aeasy resource for them to use0.90text
data storageinstance ofWeb GIS emphasizes geodata processing aspects more involved with design aspects such as data acquisition and server software architecture0.80text
algorithmsinstance ofWeb GIS emphasizes geodata processing aspects more involved with design aspects such as data acquisition and server software architecture0.80text
than it does the end-user reports themselvesinstance ofWeb GIS emphasizes geodata processing aspects more involved with design aspects such as data acquisition and server software architecture0.80text
buses or trainsinstance ofas soon as the election results become available.A traffic congestion map using traffic data collected by sensor networks.A map showing the current locations of mass transit veh…0.80text
allowing patrons to minimize their waiting time at stops or stationsinstance ofas soon as the election results become available.A traffic congestion map using traffic data collected by sensor networks.A map showing the current locations of mass transit veh…0.80text
or be aware of delays in service.Weather mapsinstance ofas soon as the election results become available.A traffic congestion map using traffic data collected by sensor networks.A map showing the current locations of mass transit veh…0.80text
such as NEXRAD.Softwareinstance ofas soon as the election results become available.A traffic congestion map using traffic data collected by sensor networks.A map showing the current locations of mass transit veh…0.80text
hardware infrastructure for web maps is cheapinstance ofas soon as the election results become available.A traffic congestion map using traffic data collected by sensor networks.A map showing the current locations of mass transit veh…0.80text
DHTML/Ajaxinstance ofmaking it less likely that there is room for personalisation.Web maps enable collaborative mapping similar to web mapping technologies0.80text
SVGinstance ofmaking it less likely that there is room for personalisation.Web maps enable collaborative mapping similar to web mapping technologies0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Web mapping bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Mapping, Web and Maps. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Web mapping
    • Mapping
    • Web
    • Maps
    • Data
    • Information
    • Map
    • Gis
    • Software
    • Also
    • Online
    • Google
    • Based
  • web mapping
    • Mapping
    • Web
    • Maps
    • Data
    • Online
    • Information
    • Map
    • Also
    • Use
    • Gis
    • Software
    • Users
  • maps
    • Web
    • Data
    • Information
    • Gis
    • Map
    • Time
    • Users
    • Using
    • Also
    • Collaborative
    • Static
    • Create
  • world wide web
    • Mapping
    • Maps
    • Data
    • Information
    • Map
    • Gis
    • Software
    • Also
    • Online
    • Technologies
    • Use
    • Static
  • web geographic information systems
    • Mapping
    • Maps
    • Personal
    • Data
    • Gis
    • Databases
    • Online
    • Information
    • Web
    • Map
    • Using
    • Interactive
  • web browser
    • Mapping
    • Maps
    • Data
    • Information
    • Map
    • Gis
    • Software
    • Also
    • Online
    • Technologies
    • Use
    • Static
  • animated maps
    • Web
    • Data
    • Information
    • Gis
    • Map
    • Time
    • Users
    • Using
    • Also
    • Collaborative
    • Static
    • Create
  • traffic congestion maps
    • Web
    • Data
    • Information
    • Gis
    • Map
    • Time
    • Users
    • Using
    • Also
    • Collaborative
    • Static
    • Create

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Web mapping, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Web mapping with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Web mapping — History · splits 103 ⟂ 43
Web mapping — Advantages of mapping software · splits 111 ⟂ 35
Web mapping — Types · splits 115 ⟂ 31
Web mapping — Introduction · splits 134 ⟂ 12
Web mapping — Technologies · splits 136 ⟂ 10
Web mapping — Impact on society · splits 139 ⟂ 7
Web mapping — Overview · splits 141 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

Web mapping

Nodes146
Edges145
Triples242
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013699
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Web mapping to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Community & Art, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Web mapping · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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