Chapter 10. Cyberspace and Virtual Worlds
Published Online: 22 JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444317411.ch10
Copyright © 2010 Jeremy W. Crampton
Book Title
Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS
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How to Cite
Crampton, J. W. (2010) Cyberspace and Virtual Worlds, in Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444317411.ch10
Publication History
- Published Online: 22 JAN 2010
- Published Print: 22 JAN 2009
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Book Series Editors:
- John Paul Jones III
Series Editor Information
Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona, USA
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405121729
Online ISBN: 9781444317411
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- cyberspace and virtual worlds;
- Google Earth (GE), Microsoft Virtual Earth (VE);
- NASA's Word Wind exploiting idea of “digital earth”;
- tensions in the web - GIS vs. Geoweb;
- crowdsource and Web as platform;
- “many hands make light work” - central to crowdsourcing and volunteered geographic information (VGI);
- geography of cyberspace and sheer size;
- cybergeographies, work of Martin Dodge;
- maps of cyberspace - answering questions of how cyberspace looks;
- digital divide, concept of unequal access
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Science Fiction?
Tensions in the Web: GIS vs. the Geoweb
Size Does Matter!
Cybergeographies: The Work of Martin Dodge
The Digital Divide