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Dynamic Elements of Multimedia Cartography

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Cartographic depictions displayed by computers can be characterised by acoustic, visual, and interactive multimedia elements. These elements help to make cartographic environments more terse, vivid and intuitive. Cartographic communication is improved, mainly for non-experts and casual map readers.

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Buziek, G. (1999). Dynamic Elements of Multimedia Cartography. In: Cartwright, W., Peterson, M.P., Gartner, G. (eds) Multimedia Cartography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03784-3_22

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