Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management - ISPRS
Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management - ISPRS
Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management - ISPRS
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The International Cartographic<br />
Association (ICA)<br />
What is Cartography <strong>and</strong> geographic<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation?<br />
A map is a symbolised image of geographical reality,<br />
representing selected features or characteristics,<br />
resulting from the creative ef<strong>for</strong>t of its author's<br />
execution of choices, <strong>and</strong> is designed <strong>for</strong> use when<br />
spatial relationships are of primary relevance.<br />
Maps <strong>and</strong> geographic in<strong>for</strong>mation (GI) have special<br />
power through their ability to connect <strong>and</strong> integrate<br />
data sets by the inherent geographical location, <strong>and</strong><br />
present the in<strong>for</strong>mation contents in a user‐friendly<br />
<strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong>able visual <strong>and</strong> tactual way. Such<br />
ability has long been recognized as an intrinsic<br />
property of the map artefact, as well as<br />
contemporary geodatabases. The power of maps <strong>and</strong><br />
geographic data h<strong>and</strong>ling has been recently<br />
recognized in many real world applications <strong>and</strong><br />
strategic decision making situations related to<br />
current topics like crisis management, early warning<br />
systems, ef<strong>for</strong>ts <strong>for</strong> supporting sustainability <strong>and</strong><br />
decreasing global poverty.<br />
(From the ICA Research Agenda)<br />
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