what is the difference between a photograph of a place and it's map?
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Originally Answered: What is the difference between a map and a photograph?
It’s an odd question! Who hasn’t seen a map and a photograph?
A map is a diagram. It has points and lines which represent things in the real world, and the spatial relationships between them, without (usually) looking anything like those things do in the real world. They normally show spatial relationships that are current and are expected to remain the same for a long time (or that did remain the same for a long time).
A photograph is a record of (within technological limitations) what light was reaching a particular point, from a particular direction, at a point in time. It is flat and does not show spatial relationships. (But you can combine the photograph with other knowledge of the real world to estimate them: such as, I know that sheep are about the same size, and in the photograph that sheep appears smaller, so it was probably further away.)
So you could say, the difference is that maps are a long-term abstract representation of spatial relationships, and photographs are a record of a scene at a particular instant.
It’s an odd question! Who hasn’t seen a map and a photograph?
A map is a diagram. It has points and lines which represent things in the real world, and the spatial relationships between them, without (usually) looking anything like those things do in the real world. They normally show spatial relationships that are current and are expected to remain the same for a long time (or that did remain the same for a long time).
A photograph is a record of (within technological limitations) what light was reaching a particular point, from a particular direction, at a point in time. It is flat and does not show spatial relationships. (But you can combine the photograph with other knowledge of the real world to estimate them: such as, I know that sheep are about the same size, and in the photograph that sheep appears smaller, so it was probably further away.)
So you could say, the difference is that maps are a long-term abstract representation of spatial relationships, and photographs are a record of a scene at a particular instant.
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A map shows you the labeled routes and major features while ignoring all the details. A picture shows you what you would see if you were looking at it.
A map is a representation or drawing of an area or location. A photograph is an image of an area or location as seen from a certain vantage point. Information can be added to some types of photographs (e.g. aerial photos of the ground) to allow them to serve as maps.
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A map is a representation or drawing of an area or location. A photograph is an image of an area or location as seen from a certain vantage point. Information can be added to some types of photographs (e.g. aerial photos of the ground) to allow them to serve as maps.
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