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Towards the Development of Open Cartographic Hypermedia Systems

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Geographic Hypermedia

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography ((LNGC))

Abstract

Despite the evolving technological developments that have influenced spatial information management and communication, digital cartography has to overcome a number of issues concerning cognition and usability. Hypermaps, integrating concepts from geographical information systems and hypermedia systems, have been proposed by many researchers as a promising solution. However, these systems are isolated, without making an attempt for information and services exchange. In this chapter, inspired by previous work on Open Hypermedia Systems, we propose a conceptual reference model for cartographic hypermedia services. As a prerequisite, a number of hypermap systems have been studied, resulting in a set of indispensable requirements.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, University Hill, GR-811 00, Mytilene, Greece

    Dr. Michail Vaitis

  2. Research-Academic Computer Technology Institute, N. Kazantzaki str., University of Patras Campus, GR-26500, Patras, Greece

    Dr. Manolis Tzagarakis

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Geography, Harokopio University, 70, El. Venizelou Ave., 17671, Athens, Greece

    Emmanuel Stefanakis

  2. Department of Geography/Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE, 68182, USA

    Michael P. Peterson

  3. Centre for Topographic Information, Natural Resources Canada, 615 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0E9

    Costas Armenakis

  4. Research-Academic Computer, Technology Institute, Kolokotroni 3, GR 262 21, Patras, Hellas, Greece

    Vasilis Delis

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Vaitis, M., Tzagarakis, M. (2006). Towards the Development of Open Cartographic Hypermedia Systems. In: Stefanakis, E., Peterson, M.P., Armenakis, C., Delis, V. (eds) Geographic Hypermedia. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34238-0_12

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