A Map-Based Service Supporting Different Types of Geographic Knowledge for the Public.

ABSTRACT: The internet enables the rapid and easy creation, storage, and transfer of knowledge; however, services that transfer geographic knowledge and facilitate the public understanding of geographic knowledge are still underdeveloped to date. Existing online maps (or atlases) can support limited types of geographic knowledge. In this study, we propose a framework for map-based services to represent and transfer different types of geographic knowledge to the public. A map-based service provides tools to ensure the effective transfer of geographic knowledge. We discuss the types of geographic knowledge that should be represented and transferred to the public, and we propose guidelines and a method to represent various types of knowledge through a map-based service. To facilitate the effective tran

SUBMITTER: Zhou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4821494 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature