Abstract
Recent initiatives and technologies have improved the supply, processing and publishing of geodata, thereby aiding and simplifying the working conditions for the geoanalyses. However, transboundary geoanalyses still have to overcome a number of challenges. A suitable workflow management must be developed for the heterogeneous geodata, various competencies are required to handle multilinguality/multiscriptuality and decisions must be taken concerning the different forms of geonames.
This paper will present recently gained knowledge and skills in the complex and dynamic field of cross-border mapping, highlighting the importance of international coordination as well as appropriate standards, technology and individual skills. The intention is to raise awareness of these difficulties among current or potential “cross-border mappers”, encouraging cooperation and the support of specific initiatives in this field.
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Witschas, S. (2009). Cross-Border Mapping: Geodata, Geonames, Multilinguality and More. In: Gartner, G., Ortag, F. (eds) Cartography in Central and Eastern Europe. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03294-3_10
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