Else/Where: Mapping
Else/Where: Mapping
Else/Where: Mapping
New Cartographies of Networks and Territories
Janet Abrams & Peter Hall, editors
Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Design Institute, 2006

ISBN: 0-9729696-2-4
20 cm x 24.8 cm
320 pp, paperback
$49.95 U.S.
Else/Where: Mapping is an unusual collection of essays on the topic of mapping. It is not a book on cartography; in fact, none of the 60 contributors to the book are trained cartographers. In this way, the book is a very timely reflection of the current state of mapping in the world. With the explosion in accessible, digital technology, mapping has moved into the hands of non-technically minded people. The release of Google Maps and the subsequent torrent of mashups – data of an often idiosyncratic nature placed on top of a Google Maps street map or satellite image – and other similar technologies have moved the business of mapping out of the realm of trained and specialized cartographers. The golden age of cartography is long past.
(Via Cartography.)
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