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Summary
B. Jiang F.J. Ormeling Mapping Cyberspace: Visualising,
Analysing and Exploring Virtual Worlds
Keywords: cartographic visualisation, visual exploration
With the development of Computer technologies such as the
Internet and virtual reality, the notion of Cyberspace has been
emerging and it has been increasingly studied by researchers in
various disciplines involving the Computer sciences, sociology,
geography and cartography. Cybermaps, as special maps for
Cyberspace, have been produced and used as a tool for under-
standing various aspects of Cyberspace virtual worlds. Virtual
worlds can be distinguished in many ways from the physical world
we live in. Because of these distinctions, it is a big challenge for
cartographers to offer some clarification. This paper addresses
various mapping issues such as visualising, analysing and exploring
Cyberspace from dijferent points of view.
Resume
B. Jiang F.J. Ormeling Cartographie de 'Cyber-espace':
visualisation, analyse et exploration du monde virtuel
Mots-cles: visualisation cartographique, exploration visuelle
Suite au developpement des technologies numeriques, telles
qu'Internet et realite virtuelle, la notion de 'Cyber-espace'a fait son
apparition et est l'objet d'etudes de plus en plus poussees par des
chercheurs de diverses disciplines telles que les sciences d'ordinateur
sociologie, geographie et cartographie. Des cartes speciales dites
'Cybermaps' couvrant 'Cyber-espace' ont eteproduites et utilisees en
tant que moyens pour comprendre les aspects divers de ce monde
virtuel. Celui-ci se distingue du monde physique reel oü nous vivons
de nombreuses manieres et par ce fait represente un grand defi pour
les cartographes appeles donner des clarifications.
L'article traite des problemes y relatifs tels que visualisation,
analyse et exploration de 'Cyber-espace'.
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