Due to growth of web and desktop mapping technologies, is it still important to master traditional cartographic skills?
This is even more important than ever ! Web and desktop technologies are powerful tools and media. But they don't implement cartographic rules ( http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/cartocom/section5.html ).
Everybody can make a google maps mash-up and It's easier than ever to create poor maps ! That is why mastering "traditional cartographic skills" is crucial !
Definitely! 'Static' paper or 'dynamic' bits and bytes are both just the media for transferring cartographic information from a model to the user. In that sense, the content is (largely) identical and the cartographic rules that hold for conventional map making also hold for web-based services and desktop mapping.
This is even more important than ever ! Web and desktop technologies are powerful tools and media. But they don't implement cartographic rules ( http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/cartocom/section5.html ).
Everybody can make a google maps mash-up and It's easier than ever to create poor maps ! That is why mastering "traditional cartographic skills" is crucial !
Yes cartography still needs in the Geo-visualization pertaining to web and desktop mapping technologies.
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In general relevant or not relevant should be framed to some extent with respect to the final product of a digital mapping system. For example, if the final product is a paper map, yes the classical cartographic principles are very relevant. On the other hand, if the final product is a digital map such as Google Map, new dimensions should be considered during the design process of the map. For example, the rendering speed of the map over the internet, the quality of on-the fly map generalization, and many others.
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