Time for mapping : cartographic temporalities / edited by Sybille Lammes, Chris Perkins, Alex Gekker, Sam Hind, Clancy Wilmott and Daniel Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hind, Sam

Contributor:

Lammes, Sybille, editor, contributor.

Perkins, C. R., editor, contributor.

Gekker, Alex, editor, contributor.

Hind, Sam, editor, contributor.

Wilmott, Clancy, editor, contributor.

Evans, Daniel, (Geographer), editor, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital mapping.

Cartography--Social aspects.

Cartography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2018.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

The digital era has brought about huge transformations in the map itself, which to date have been largely conceptualised in spatial terms. Novel objects, forms, processes and approaches have emerged and pose new, pressing questions about the temporality of digital maps and contemporary mapping practices: in spite of its implicit spatiality, digital mapping is strongly grounded in time. This collection brings time back into the map, taking up Doreen Massey's critical concern for 'ongoing stories' in the world; it asks how mapping enrols time into these narratives. Maps often seek to ‘freeze’ and ‘fix’ the world, looking to represent, document or capture dynamic phenomena. This collection examines how these processes are impacted by digital cartographic technologies that, arguably, have disrupted our understanding of time as much as they have provided coherence. The book consists of twelve chapters from experts in the field. Each addresses a different type of digital mapping practice and analyses it in relation to temporality. Cases discussed range from locative art projects, OpenStreetMap mapping parties, sensory mapping, Google Street View, to visual mapping, smart city dashboards and crisis mapping. Authors from different disciplinary positions consider how a temporal lens might focus attention on different aspects of digital mapping. This kaleidoscopic approach demonstrates a rich plethora of ways for understanding the temporal modes of digital mapping and the interdisciplinary background of the authors allows multiple positions to be developed and contrasted.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

Notes on contributors

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

1 Introduction

Part I: Ephemerality/mobility

2 Nodes, ways and relations

3 Mapping the quixotic volatility of smellscapes

4 Seasons change, so do we

Part II: Stitching memories

5 'Space-crossed time'

6 Traces, tiles and fleeting moments

7 Digital maps and anchored time

Part III: (In)formalising

8 Mapping the space of flows

9 Maps as foams and the rheology of digital spatial media

10 Maps as objects

11 From real-time city to asynchronicity

12 Conclusion

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781526122520

1526122529

OCLC:

1038445138