Cartography, geographic information, and public policy

1 October 1982

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Vol. 6 (2) , 99-107
https://doi.org/10.1080/03098268208708847

Abstract

Cartography is as much a policy science as it is a graphic art and science. The inevitable demise of the paper map as the principal medium of geographic communication and the increasing concentration of mapping activities and geographic data base development in large public‐sector agencies argue in favour of replacing the current emphasis on map production with one involving policy. A focus on mapping policy will reverse the unfortunate split between cartography and geography.

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