In response to cabard’s post, I believe that he has a very good logical standpoint on who gets to decide what goes on maps, but I feel like he downplays the role of the user. He states that it is up to cartographer to decide what goes on maps, and how truthful that information is. I believe that while the cartographer does have this power, those who utilize the services have power as well. If a particular person wishes to have something on a map, then they should be able to suggest this to the cartographer. Since this information is for the users, then the users should be the people kept in mind when creating maps. These people can band together to get a say in what they believe to be most important for representation purposes. \u00a0Regarding the point made about getting the bigger picture but losing the details, I believe that this does not always have to be true. While the little bits of information can be lost, this can be prevented if we decided what the little bits information are. If a map wishes to have information regarding the local area, then the little information will not be relevant as the overall purpose \u00a0is to graph a small area. Once again, the user should decide what the purpose is, so if they wish to have a big area mapped then they must be conscious that certain details will be left out. If they want small, details should not be left out. Finally, I agree with the point that we can have either distances or shapes, but i do not believe that this will be a problem for much longer. With the increasing amount of technology in our surroundings, soon we will be able to bridge the gap that has been established. It would be crazy to think that this issue regarding maps will be a problem in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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