A scholarly journal devoted to extending cartographic methodology. Publishes original research papers on traditional cartography, geographic information systems (GIS), and other digital mapping technologies. Content also includes technical notes, bibliogr
Introduction In recent years, new technologies and methods for positioning in indoor environments have been developed. Useable geo-location techniques include cellular phone positioning, the use of WiFi or WLAN (wireless local area networks), UWB...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I wanted to take a moment at the end of my first full year as editor to thank all those who have helped me navigate these new waters. Let me offer apologies upfront for anyone I may leave out and assure you it is not intentional,...
Introduction During the last few decades, geographers have evolved different methods to gather and analyze the space-time movement data of society and individuals. Analyses of movement patterns of persons and social groups are important in geography...
Introduction Mobile music players are becoming increasingly popular, and many people are carrying with them a large amount of digital music content in small-sized digital audio devices. The mobile music players are also often used for listening...
Introduction Maps can now be created and used by any individual with modest computing skills, from virtually any location on the Earth's surface, and for almost any purpose. The ubiquitous nature of what is, essentially, one-off cartography is indeed...
Introduction Every map is a presentation of aspects of its time, not only trends in the arts and scientific thinking but also the available technology. However, whatever the period, the central question in map reading has always been how the map...
Introduction In recent years, cartography and GIS have been more and more involved in the use of spatial database technology. Whereas in the past, GIS technology used to be file based or was using databases only for non-geometric data, general DMBS...