Maps have changed.
Cartography used to be fairly simple and largely a novelty:
Unimaginable to the users of that Genoese world map from 1457, today's maps are used daily by hundreds of millions of ordinary people around the globe to accomplish what's now regarded as pedestrian tasks, like 3D flyovers:
Indeed, in the post-PC era maps have ceased to be cartographic snapshots of the Earth's terrain and become spatial portals to a vast array of virtual services:
SInce I've been following and talking about the mapgate, I though that reblogging this article would be a great insight for those interested in the topic. This article is as complete as it can be and full of useful information if you want to understand the topic at hand.
