Authors:
Alessio Antonini
1
;
Guido Boella
1
;
Stefania Buccoliero
1
;
Lucia Lupi
2
and
Claudio Schifanella
1
Affiliations:
1
University of Turin, Italy
;
2
Polytechnic of Turin and University of Turin, Italy
Keyword(s):
Urban Informatics, Digital Maps, Web Applications, Data Visualisation, Urban Entities, Urban Computing.
Abstract:
Traditional maps are one of the oldest way to express relevant information on a locality base, as synthetic
representations of reality. The traditional visualization theory of maps and the related principles used to
structure spatial information can inspire the modelling of new solutions in the field of information
management in web application. But, the fast and generalized spreading of digital maps, and the related
production of geo-localized social media is not followed by a deep integration of map in web applications,
preventing the effectiveness of digital maps in solving pressing issues like aggregation, retrieval,
recommendation and presentation of spatial media. Through the analysis of key concepts of maps, this
contribution addresses the foundations of map-based applications, discussing the limits of current approaches
and introducing new opportunities based on deep integration between maps and applications.
