How has the technique of map-making changed with the development of computer technology?
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The combination of the telescope and astronomy allowed mapmakers to determine their latitude which helped improve mapmaking. ... Finally, with the advent of satellite, GPS combined with computer software made highly detailed and accurate maps possible.
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Ancient times
What is the earliest known map is a matter of some debate, both because the term "map" is not well-defined and because some artifacts that might be maps might actually be something else. A wall painting that might depict the ancient Anatolian city of Çatalhöyük (previously known as Catal Huyuk or Çatal Hü…
Middle Ages and Renaissance
Mappae mundi("maps of the world") are the medieval European maps of the world. About 1,100 of these are known to have survived: of these, some 900 are found illustrating manuscripts and the remainder exist as stand-alone documents. The Arab geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi produced his medieval atla…
Early-Modern Period
The Early Modern Period saw the convergence of cartographical techniques across Eurasia and the exchange of mercantile mapping techniques via the Indian Ocean. In the early seventeenth century, the Selden mapwas created by a Chinese cartographer. Historians have put its date of creation around 162…