Mapping in a digital world

Titre
Mapping in a digital world

James, Bow

Sommaire
"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."--

Date de publication comme intervalle
2017

Mapping in the modern world.

Description matérielle
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.

Terme de vedette-matière
Digital mapping.
 
Maps.
 
Map reading.

Résumé
"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."--

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9780778732235
 
9780778732419

Informations de publication
New York, NY : Crabtree Publishing Company, 2017.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
Lansdowne526 BOWBook30180000136444Non-Fiction