The Light Source Metaphor Revisited—Bringing an Old Concept for Teaching Map Projections to the Modern Web

The Light Source Metaphor Revisited—Bringing an Old Concept for Teaching Map Projections to the Modern Web

Map projections are one of the foundations of geographic information science and cartography. An understanding of the different projection variants and properties is critical when creating maps or carrying out geospatial analyses. The common way of teaching map projections in text books makes use of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Magnus Heitzler, Hans-Rudolf Bär, Roland Schenkel, Lorenz Hurni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Subjects:
map projections
computer graphics
visualization
3D
education
teaching
multimedia
open educational resources
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/8/4/162

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