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points of interest and service locations have been added to enhance digital maps to be more "user conscious". Traditional "virtual views" are now only part of digital mapping. In many cases, users can choose between virtual maps, satellite (aerial views), and hybrid (a combination of virtual map and aerial views) views. With the ability to update and expand digital mapping devices, newly constructed roads and places can be added to appear on maps. Three-dimensional maps of landscapes can be generated using
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published a paper titled "Automation and Cartography" that established the first use case for computers as aids in cartography. In this paper, Tobler established what he referred to as a "map in–map out" (MIMO) system, which facilitated digitization of traditional maps, changing them, and reproducing
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as well as street level information. Maps must be updated frequently to provide users with the most accurate reflection of a location. While there is a wide spectrum on companies that specialize in digital mapping, the basic premise is that digital maps will accurately portray roads as they actually
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Early digital maps had the same basic functionality as paper maps—that is, they provided a "virtual view" of roads generally outlined by the terrain encompassing the surrounding area. However, as digital maps have grown with the expansion of GPS technology in the past decade, live traffic updates,
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interact together to provide the digital mapping programming with points of origin in addition to the destination points needed to calculate distance. This information is then analyzed and compiled to create a map that provides the easiest and most efficient way to reach a destination.
49:) is the art, science, and technology of making and using maps with a computer. This technology represents a paradigm shift in how maps are produced, but is still fundamentally a subset of traditional cartography. The primary function of this technology is to produce 61:(GIS), however, GIS is not necessary to facilitate computer cartography and has functions beyond just making maps. The first peer-reviewed publications on using computers to help in the cartographic process predate the introduction of full GIS by several years. 106:
that computer cartography facilitated by GIS would largely replace traditional pen and paper cartography. It is believed that the milestone of more maps created and distributed with computers was achieved sometime in the mid-1990s.
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The beginning point, entered via GPS coordinates, and the ending point, (address or coordinates) input by the user, are then entered into the digital mapping software.
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If the driver drifts from the designated route, the navigation system will use the current coordinates to recalculate a route to the destination location.
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Digital maps heavily rely upon a vast amount of data collected over time. Most of the information that comprise digital maps is the culmination of
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them. The MIMO system, while simple, established the use of computers for map making in the literature and set the stage for more advanced
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Proprietary and non-proprietary computer programs and applications provide imagery and street-level map data for much of the world.
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The mapping software outputs a real-time visual representation of the route. The map then moves along the path of the driver.
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http://www.freshpatents.com/Navigation-device-assisting-road-traffic-congestion-management-dt20080925ptan20080234921.php
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Husby, Jonathon. "In-car navigation matures beyond ‘Point A to Point B’." Electronic Engineering Times. 28 Jan. 2008.
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Computer cartography is employed to facilitate a variety of computer applications, often through integration with the
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The points, or coordinates, output an accurate range between approximately "10-20 meters" of the actual location.
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GPS receivers collect data from at least four GPS satellites orbiting the Earth, calculating position in
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The principal use by which digital mapping has grown in the past decade has been its connection to
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Example of a digital map. Pictured is percentage of Australian population that identifies as
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More technically speaking, the device operates in the following manner:
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Index

Digital mapping

Anglican
cartography
maps
thematic maps
geographic information systems
Global Positioning System
automotive navigation systems
Waldo Tobler
geographic information systems
Roger Tomlinson
Mark Monmonier
3D scanners
3D reconstruction
satellite imagery
PDAs
tablet PCs
laptops
applied sciences
geology
Digital geologic mapping
engineering
architecture
land surveying
mining
forestry
environmental
archaeology
Global Positioning System

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