Chapter 1: Maps and the Internet

This page contains material for Cartography, Remote Sensing & GIS: The Internet Companion Michael P. Peterson. Included in this page are links to sources of information referenced in Chapter 1 of the book.

1.41 The Internet

• The development of the Internet
• An introduction to the Internet and its protocols
• Zen and the Art of the Internet - an on-line book about the Internet

1.42 The World Wide Web

• The Growth of Web Traffic Compared to other Internet Protocols
• A Glossary of World Wide Web Terms

1.43 World Wide Web Browsers

• Netscape
• Microsoft Internet Explorer

1.44 Search Engines

1. How To Use Web Search Engines
   
2. Search Engines (try several):
   • INFOSEEK GUIDE
   • EXCITE
   • LYCOS
   • YAHOO!
   • ALTA VISTA
   • MAGELLAN
   • Northern Light
   • Google

1.45 Maps on the Web

1. Scanned maps
   • Scanned map of Africa
   • Scanned map of Burma
2. Computer-produced maps for screen display
3. Computer-produced map for printing
4. Updated Traffic Maps
   • Real-Time Traffic Map of Seattle
5. Interactive maps
6. 
   
   • Xerox Parc Map
     
     • The XEROX Parc site is one of the most heavily used map sites. By the mid-1990's it was responding to nearly 90,000 requests for world maps. What is the present usage? Check here: Xerox Parc site usage
   • Map Quest Street-Level Mapping of U.S.
   • Map Blast Street-Level Mapping of U.S.
   • Automatic Teller Machine Locations
   • EarthViewer Map
   • An Index of Interactive Maps

   
   
   

7. Animated maps
   • Hurricane Andrew (3-D color)
   • Other Hurricane Movies
   • Grand Canyon Fly-Through
   • World Cloud Cover Animation
   • Animation of Population Growth in the San Francisco Bay area
   • Animation of Data Classification
   • An Index of Cartographic Animations