Mapping in a digital world
Title
:
Mapping in a digital world
Personal Author EPSB
:
James, Bow
Summary
:
"In this amazing title, readers will explore the possibilities new developments in technology are opening up for making maps. Mapmakers are using satellite data to map the locations of people and objects on Earth, making video maps using the Internet to show wind and weather systems, and creating specialized maps that show human behavior. Computer game technology, such as Minecraft, is even being used to map real places."--
Year Published
:
2017
Series
:
Mapping in the modern world.
Physical Description
:
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.
Subject
:
Digital mapping.
Maps.
Map reading.
Summary
:
"In this amazing title, readers will explore the possibilities new developments in technology are opening up for making maps. Mapmakers are using satellite data to map the locations of people and objects on Earth, making video maps using the Internet to show wind and weather systems, and creating specialized maps that show human behavior. Computer game technology, such as Minecraft, is even being used to map real places."--
ISBN
:
9780778732235
9780778732419
Publisher
:
New York, NY : Crabtree Publishing Company, 2017.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Lansdowne | 526 BOW | Book | 30180000136444 | Non-Fiction |