Mapping in a digital world / James Bow.
Material type: TextSeries: Mapping in the modern worldPublisher: New York, NY : Crabtree Publishing Company, 2017Description: 32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780778732235
- 0778732231
- 9780778732419
- 077873241X
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 526.0285 B784 | Available | 33111008788677 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this amazing title, readers will explore the possibilities new developments in technology are opening up for making maps. Mapmakers are using satellite data to map the locations of people and objects on Earth, making video maps using the Internet to show wind and weather systems, and creating specialized maps that show human behavior. Computer game technology, such as Minecraft, is even being used to map real places.
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Guided reading: W.
"In this amazing title, readers will explore the possibilities new developments in technology are opening up for making maps. Mapmakers are using satellite data to map the locations of people and objects on Earth, making video maps using the Internet to show wind and weather systems, and creating specialized maps that show human behavior. Computer game technology, such as Minecraft, is even being used to map real places."-- Provided by publisher.
Gathering data -- Mapping changes -- Virtual maps -- GIS systems -- Google Earth -- Maps in your world.