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Interactive and Multimedia Atlas Information Systems as a Cartographic Geo-Communication Platform

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

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In modern cartography of the late twentieth century the Internet offers an ideal platform for making communication with maps more feasible – on one hand. But on the other hand there has to be an understanding of the process and the methods of how to generate cartographic models and then how to communicate spatial data, which means geo-information accurately and efficiently. Due to this focus, cartography has to fulfil the obligation to achieve both – the creation of cartographic presentation forms for the new media and to accept the responsibility on understanding the deep relations within the whole cartographic communication process, which includes the user, the models in different cartographic media and the transmission.

In this article, the importance of interactive and multimedia atlas information system as cartographic geo-communication platforms will be presented, where the user expands his knowledge by restrictive but flexible searching for spatial information. An atlas information system subdivides all functionalities into a cartographically conceptional and structured order.

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Acknowledgement

The author has worked on many maps in both MI-AIS applications: Geo Info Austria and ÖROK Atlas Online. My thanks for permission to present the results in the Figures 24.3 – 24.7. Many thanks also for the permission to use the images of diverse diploma theses in Figure 24.2.

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  2. Inst. Geoinformation und Kartographie, TU Wien, Erzherzog-Johannplatz 1, Wien, 1040, Austria

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Lechthaler, M. (2009). Interactive and Multimedia Atlas Information Systems as a Cartographic Geo-Communication Platform. 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_24

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