Mapping in the cloud
"It takes students through both the concepts and technology of modern cartography, geographic information systems (GIS), and Web-based mapping"--Back cover
xv, 421 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
9781462514038, 9781462510412, 1462514030, 1462510418
855580732
An introduction to maps and the Internet
The Internet map landscape
The meaning of mapping
A map gallery
Maps as a mirror of civilization
The online street map
Map scale and abstraction
Programming the web with JavaScript
Map digitizing and GPS
Map mashups
Points and point data
Point maps and graduated symbols
The online map
Line and area map mashups
Map layers and GIS
Map layer mashups
Databases, MySQL, and PHP
Mapping from a database
Mobile mapping
Local mapping
Maps that move
Animated mapping
The cartographic exchange