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Geo Informatics 1-2008
review figure 5: searching for ‘sorong’ in the times atlas and in the national geographic atlas; both map details also allow a good comparison of how the two atlases depict the geography content has been screened in detail by professional editors, and the cartographic quality is good and uniform over all maps. it is also much easier to browse and compare the maps - contrary to what you expect from a web browser. and another advantage, and not a small one, the maps are big - there is overview. on the other hand, if you are interested in a particular location the gazetteers with their options to link to all kinds of relevant information might be a better choice. want to know what ‘sorong’ looks like? try a google picture search and you’ll know. menno-jan kraak kraak@itc.nl is head of itc’s geo-information processing department. he is a member of the editorial board of several international journals in the field of cartography and gis. latest news? visit www.geoinformatics.com 19 january/february 2008
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