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     overview

This note considers cartography and geospatial information systems (GIS).

It covers -

• this overview
• seeing - the evolution of cartography and the emergence of GIS, including cultural, regulatory and economic impacts
• platforms - GIS satellites and politics
• applications - using GIS technologies
• mashing and geospatial information on the net
• law - legal aspect of GIS
• studies about the history of cartography and GIS
• landmarks in the development of cartography.

It supplements the discussion of geolocation systems, geodemographics and geospatial privacy elsewhere on this site.

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