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Foundations of Map-based Web Applications - A Survey of the Use, Limits and Opportunities Offered by Digital Maps

Year: 2017

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Traditional maps are one of the oldest way to express relevant information on a locality base, as synthetic representations of reality. The traditional visualization theory of maps and the related principles used to structure spatial information can inspire the modelling of new solutions in the field of information management in web application. But, the fast and generalized spreading of digital maps, and the related production of geo-localized social media is not followed by a deep integration of map in web applications, preventing the effectiveness of digital maps in solving pressing issues like aggregation, retrieval, recommendation and presentation of spatial media. Through the analysis of key concepts of maps, this contribution addresses the foundations of map-based applications, discussing the limits of current approaches and introducing new opportunities based on deep integration between maps and applications.

Source: International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP)

DOI: 10.5220/0006136600920099

Authors: Alessio Antonini, Guido Boella, Stefania Buccoliero, Lucia Lupi, Claudio Schifanella

Institutions: University of Turin, Politecnico di Torino

Language: English

Topic: Geographic Information Systems Studies

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2594852491

FWCI: 5.265

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