Cartography, GIS and the World Wide Web

摘要: For this, my initial cartography and GIS report, I have selected a theme external to, but with implications for, both ± the World Wide Web (WWW, or simply `the web'). According to its primary architect, WWW `was developed be pool of human knowledge, which would allow collaborators in remote sites share their ideas all aspects common project' (Berners-Lee et al., 1994: 76). Conceived 1989 as an extension Internet, five years later web was responsible for only 3% Internet traffic. Between spring 1994 1995, however, jumped first place traffic continues retain that position. As technology cultural phenomenon, this new vehicle information exchange has facets science society, attracted attention many disciplines (see, example, Batty Barr, 1994; Berners-Lee Nielsen, 1995; Pitkow Kehoe, Computing Research Association, 1996; Doheny-Farina, Gunkel Gunkel, 1997). Web-based is at early stage development. Even so, nature maps spatial access undergoing profound change. Taylor (1997: 2) contends half life knowledge field probably down matter months'. featuring mapping are added daily being used (some generating hundreds per day). could fill space intended essay list addresses (URLs) `serving' data (for two such lists, see Chang, 1997; MacLennan, The allows `objects' forms (maps, images, sounds, text, etc.) linked any number other objects. A global database evolving every object related consequence, potential facilitate change through least three fundamental mechanisms: 1) by dramatically increasing applications greater tools data; integration mapping, nonspatial technologies (and associated data) create representation ways address problems important society; 3) creating virtual `worlds' mapped, analyzed manipulated (and, like physical world, exploited).