System design considerations for the development of an electronic statistical atlas

Tsoulos, L

dc.contributor.author	Tsoulos, L	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:23:10Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:23:10Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	15230406	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16844
dc.subject	Atlas design and development	en
dc.subject	Electronic atlas	en
dc.subject	Extended Mark-up Language (XML)	en
dc.subject	Geography Mark-up Language (GML)	en
dc.subject	Graphic user interface (GUI)	en
dc.subject	Open source software	en
dc.subject.other	Computer software	en
dc.subject.other	Database systems	en
dc.subject.other	Design	en
dc.subject.other	Geographic information systems	en
dc.subject.other	Graphical user interfaces	en
dc.subject.other	Information technology	en
dc.subject.other	Internet	en
dc.subject.other	Maps	en
dc.subject.other	Statistical methods	en
dc.subject.other	XML	en
dc.subject.other	Digital mapping	en
dc.subject.other	Electronic atlas	en
dc.subject.other	Geography mark-up language (GML)	en
dc.subject.other	Open source software	en
dc.subject.other	Mapping	en
dc.subject.other	atlas	en
dc.subject.other	cartography	en
dc.subject.other	digital mapping	en
dc.subject.other	GIS	en
dc.subject.other	software	en
dc.title	System design considerations for the development of an electronic statistical atlas	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1559/1523040054738954	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1559/1523040054738954	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	In the recent history of cartography, atlases deserve a prominent status among cartographic products due to the variety of their thematic content, the rather friendly appearance and their utilization by a wide spectrum of users. Advances in information technology, and more specifically in geographic information systems and digital mapping, have altered the fundamental way of using maps, and thus they have a major impact on every aspect of electronic atlas design and development. Although considerable effort has been made towards the production of electronic atlases, and successful systems are available, there are still a number of factors that must be considered towards the improvement of their design and functional characteristics. This paper elaborates on those factors and suggests a specific approach toward the design and development of electronic atlases, particularly electronic statistical atlases. This approach has been used for the development of the Statistical Atlas of the European Union (STATLAS_EU), which is intended to provide a user-friendly resource for statistical analysis.	en
heal.journalName	Cartography and Geographic Information Science	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1559/1523040054738954	en
dc.identifier.volume	32	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	181	en
dc.identifier.epage	194	en