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Abstract

Surveys the terrain and charts the strengths and weaknesses of atlases in print and CD-ROM format using the following criteria: the degree of information conveyed in the maps; ease of understanding of and access to the information; accuracy of the information; and expected aesthetic and physical properties of the format

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22. 2.1999 15:52:12

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1. 8.1996 22:08:06

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Abstract

Google Maps und Google Earth bringen die Welt zu Ihnen nach Hause. Sie können damit Kneipen suchen, Reisen planen oder einfach träumen. So nutzen Sie die Dienste optimal. Die ganze Welt auf Ihrem PC. Eine leistungsfähige Software, die Bilder der Erde aus allen Blickwinkeln und mit allen möglichen Zusatzinfos zeigt- und das für Privatanwender gratis: Google hat mit Google Earth und Google Maps das Internet wieder ein Stück mehr geprägt. Das Unternehmen trägt Kartendaten und Satellitenbilder aus der ganzen Welt zusammen und verbessert laufend die Genauigkeit. Eine engagierte Community programmiert dazu eine Vielzahl von Plug-ins und anderen Erweiterungen, die das Angebot noch vielfältiger und spannender machen. Wir zeigen Ihnen, was Sie mit dem Internet-Dienst Google Maps (http://maps.gooole.de) und der Software Google Earth (http://earth.googl.de) alles anfangen können.

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Google Maps

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Abstract

All types of information can be referenced to a geographic place. Maps, aerial photographs, and remote sensing images are spatially georeferenced. Other forms of information such as books, articles, research papers, pieces of music, and art are often linked to a geographic location through place names (geographic names). A gazetteer (a dictionary of geographic names) that is spatially referenced itself provides the bridge between these two types of georeferencing. With a georeferenced gazetteer translation service, a user can start with a geographic name and find information that is described with either geographic names or with geospatial coordinates. Use of this powerful indirect geospatially referencing tool can be applied as a common approach to libraries, bibliographic files, data centers, web resources, and museum and specimen collections and can be particular useful across language barriers since latitude and longitude coordinates are universally understood. The Alexandria Digital Library has implemented a gazetteer component for its georeferenced digital library. This experience resulted in the creation of a Gazetteer Content Standard, a Feature Type Thesaurus, and an operational interactive gazetteer service. This paper describes the development of these components and illustrates the use of this tool in a georeferenced digital library. It also relates progress in working with Federal agencies and others toward developing shareable gazetteer data through Digital Gazetteer Information Exchange programs

Date

29. 9.2001 20:22:45

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Abstract

This study examines the differences between Scopus and Web of Science in the citation counting, citation ranking, and h-index of 22 top human-computer interaction (HCI) researchers from EQUATOR - a large British Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration project. Results indicate that Scopus provides significantly more coverage of HCI literature than Web of Science, primarily due to coverage of relevant ACM and IEEE peer-reviewed conference proceedings. No significant differences exist between the two databases if citations in journals only are compared. Although broader coverage of the literature does not significantly alter the relative citation ranking of individual researchers, Scopus helps distinguish between the researchers in a more nuanced fashion than Web of Science in both citation counting and h-index. Scopus also generates significantly different maps of citation networks of individual scholars than those generated by Web of Science. The study also presents a comparison of h-index scores based on Google Scholar with those based on the union of Scopus and Web of Science. The study concludes that Scopus can be used as a sole data source for citation-based research and evaluation in HCI, especially when citations in conference proceedings are sought, and that researchers should manually calculate h scores instead of relying on system calculations.

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National Geographic Maps

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Abstract

The new 1995 edition features the most recent CIA and State Department information available. All new maps, sounds, photographs and flags, combined with cultural, governmental, economic and demographic statistics allow you to explore every country in the world without leaving your desktop

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4 in 1 - Encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, atlas and more. Over 100.000 articles. 17.891 photos, illustrations and maps. 646 videos and audio clips. - 3 Reference libraries: (1) Encyclopaedia Britannica library (2) Britannica student library (3) Britannica elementary library. - Neu: Britannica BrainStormer

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Reviews Encyclopedia Britannica Online ($80) from Britannica, and Encarta Concise Encyclopedia (free) from Microsoft. Britannica has more than 12.000 illustrations of high quality, excellent maps, and 60 multimedia elements including sound, video, and animation. It could be improved by enabling illustrations to be used as filtering criteria for searches, and the QuickTime multimedia format is too slow for the content. Encarta has 16.000 articles, 1.678 photographs, 408 dynamic maps, and a wealth of other features. There are no audio clips, collages, virtual tours, or panoramic views, and check boxes would be more convenient than radio buttons in the interface. Includes 2 screen displays

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7.300 articles - 122.600 clear, concise definitions - 550 high resolution color graphics, interactive maps, charts and tables - 39 superb animation sequences - 45 minutes of clear audio examples - Key word, Boolean and context relevant searching

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Demonstrates the use of the Internet to provide general reference sources for the special library in situations where budget and spacxe constraints limit library acquisitions. A brief sample of specific sources is given with current Internet addresses or URLs to provide a starting point for creating a virtual collection. Covers almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, biography, statistics, associations, foreign exchange rates, government information, maps, databases, news, reference sites of the WWW and document sites

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3. 5.1997 8:44:22
22. 9.2003 10:02:00

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"Die Englischsprachige Wikipedia verfügt jetzt über mehr als 6 Millionen Artikel. An zweiter Stelle kommt die deutschsprachige Wikipedia mit 2.3 Millionen Artikeln, an dritter Stelle steht die französischsprachige Wikipedia mit 2.1 Millionen Artikeln (via Researchbuzz: Firehose <https://rbfirehose.com/2020/01/24/techcrunch-wikipedia-now-has-more-than-6-million-articles-in-english/> und Techcrunch <https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/23/wikipedia-english-six-million-articles/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9yYmZpcmVob3NlLmNvbS8yMDIwLzAxLzI0L3RlY2hjcnVuY2gtd2lraXBlZGlhLW5vdy1oYXMtbW9yZS10aGFuLTYtbWlsbGlvbi1hcnRpY2xlcy1pbi1lbmdsaXNoLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK0zHfjdDZ_spFZBF_z-zDjtL5iWvuKDumFTzm4HvQzkUfE2pLXQzGS6FGB_y-VISdMEsUSvkNsg2U_NWQ4lwWSvOo3jvXo1I3GtgHpP8exukVxYAnn5mJspqX50VHIWFADHhs5AerkRn3hMRtf_R3F1qmEbo8EROZXp328HMC-o>). 250120 via digithek ch = #fineBlog s.a.: Angesichts der Veröffentlichung des 6-millionsten Artikels vergangene Woche in der englischsprachigen Wikipedia hat die Community-Zeitungsseite "Wikipedia Signpost" ein Moratorium bei der Veröffentlichung von Unternehmensartikeln gefordert. Das sei kein Vorwurf gegen die Wikimedia Foundation, aber die derzeitigen Maßnahmen, um die Enzyklopädie gegen missbräuchliches undeklariertes Paid Editing zu schützen, funktionierten ganz klar nicht. *"Da die ehrenamtlichen Autoren derzeit von Werbung in Gestalt von Wikipedia-Artikeln überwältigt werden, und da die WMF nicht in der Lage zu sein scheint, dem irgendetwas entgegenzusetzen, wäre der einzige gangbare Weg für die Autoren, fürs erste die Neuanlage von Artikeln über Unternehmen zu untersagen"*, schreibt der Benutzer Smallbones in seinem Editorial <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-01-27/From_the_editor> zur heutigen Ausgabe."

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Abstract

Describes the development of Encarta: a multimedia CD-ROM based encyclopaedia database, designed to work with the Microsoft Windows 3.1 operating system, and based on the text of the 29 volume Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia. Encarta contains over 14.000 media elements: including more than 5.000 photographs, scores of illustrations, maps and over 100 animations. Many computer science and pop culture articles have been added to the original text. A major feature is the inclusion of over 7 hours of high quality 16 bit sound with examples of music from around the world, foreign language samples, nature and wild animal sounds, literary readings and speeches, and jazz and classical music samples. For a thorough review of this database see the review article in this issue: CD-ROM world 8(1993) no.6, S.51-55

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Review Global Explorer 1.0, a CD-ROM interactive atlas of the world. Global Explorer includes searchable references to more than 120.000 places and street maps of 100 cities throughout the world. The program also contains descriptions of 20.000 historical, cultural, geographical and social features and information on the geography, government, economy and population for each country of the world. The search process is described and the program evaluated. Although the user interface has some shortcomings and there are some errors in the database, Global Explorer is a unique and intersting way to explore the world and would be a beneficial additions to the map, public and school library

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7.11.1999 18:22:39

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Abstract

Apple verbannt Google Maps von seinem iPhone und setzt auf einen eigenen Kartendienst. Es geht um ein Milliardengeschäft mit Werbung - und viel mehr.

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"Mit dem neuen iPhone greift Apple seinen schärfsten Konkurrenten Google direkt an: Es ist das erste iPhone, das fast ohne Google-Produkte auskommt - nur die Google-Suche bleibt noch übrig. Der herbste Schlag für den Internetkonzern: die Entfernung von Google Maps. Seit 2007 das erste iPhone auf den Markt kam, war dieser Dienst vorinstalliert. Stattdessen bietet Apple nun mit "Karten" einen eigenen Kartendienst an. Für Google wird das wohl bedeuten, dass die mobilen Zugriffe auf seinen Kartendienst einbrechen- ein Feld, das entscheidend für Googles Umsatz im immer wichtiger werdenden Geschäft mit mobilen Anzeigen sein soll. Mehr als die Hälfte der mobilen Zugriffe auf Google Maps soll von iPhone- und iPad-Nutzern kommen. Ihnen wird Apple nun eigene Anzeigen einblenden können. Doch für Apple ist das nur ein Nebeneffekt. Tatsächlich geht es bei der Entwicklung des eigenen Kartendienstes darum, die Zukunft des iPhones zu sichern, Apples wichtigster Einkommensquelle. Denn digitale Kartentechnologie ist die entscheidende Schnittstelle zwischen virtuellem Raum und realer Welt. "Ortsbasierte Dienstleistungen", sagt Analystin Annette Zimmermann vom führenden IT-Marktforschungsinstitut Gartner, "sind zu wichtig als dass Apple sich dabei auf die Karten des unmittelbaren Konkurrenten Google als Basis verlassen könnte." Nur indem unzählige lokale Daten verknüpft und auf den Standort und die Anfragen des Nutzers bezogen werden, kann ein Smartphone zu dem allumfassenden Alltagsassistenten werden wie es Apple beim iPhone mit seiner Software Siri vorschwebt: etwa warnen, dass der Nutzer früher zu einem Meeting aufbrechen muss, da sich ein Stau gebildet hat oder ein Bus ausfällt. Siri-Konkurrent Google Now kann auf Android-Smartphones solche Aufgaben bereits erledigen. Die bessere digitale Abbildung und das vollkommenere Verständnis der physischen Begebenheiten wird so zu einem Schlüsselkriterium dafür, welche Smartphones den Markt künftig dominieren werden.
Zur Überprüfung solcher Angaben wertet Fischs Abteilung Bewegungsdaten aus, die von den Navigatoren automatisiert übermittelt werden. "Fahren etwa mehr als 97 Prozent der Wagen in eine Richtung", sagt Fisch, "kann man sicher sein, dass es sich um eine Einbahnstraße handelt." Zudem nutzt Tomtom die Bilder, die von Kameraabfahrten der wichtigen Verkehrslinien erzeugt werden. Fahrspurangaben auf Autobahnkreuzen oder Straßenschilder werden mit einem Programm ausgelesen. Tomtom-Mitarbeitern geben die gewonnen Informationen dann in die Navigationsdatenbank ein. Google erstellt auf ähnliche Weise seine eigenen Karten, seit der Konzern nach einem Experiment mit eingekauftem Material 2008 zu der Überzeugung gekommen ist, dass es nur auf diese Weise möglich sei, solche umfassenden und exakten Karten zu erschaffen, die der Konzern für die Entwicklung seiner ortsbezogenen Dienste benötigt. Google häuft dabei nur ungleich größere Datenmengen an als andere Unternehmen. Zentraler Baustein des von Google intern "Ground Truth" getauften Projektes ist Street View, das wahnwitzig anmutende Vorhaben, alle befahrbaren Straßen abzufotografieren - inzwischen selbst alpines Gelände mit Schneemobilen. Bis heute hat Google über acht Millionen Kilometer abgefilmt, eine Länge, die einer mehr als zweihundertfachen Erdumrundung entspricht. Die dabei eingesammelten 21,5 Milliarden Megabyte Bildmaterial werden von Google nicht nur nach Schildern und Fahrbahnmarkierungen durchsucht, sondern auch nach Hausnummern oder Firmenlogos. Auch vor den Toren von öffentlichen Gebäuden macht Google dabei längst nicht mehr halt: Mit schiebbaren Kameras werden etwa Museen von innen kartographiert. Die Integration von immer mehr Daten führt dazu, dass Google Maps inzwischen - zumindest in den USA - ebenso durch Ikea-Filialen und Shopping-Malls navigieren kann wie durch Flughäfen.

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Vgl.: http://www.fr-online.de/wirtschaft/google-maps-die-neuvermessung-der-welt,1472780,17256260.html.

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22. 2.1999 17:50:37

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Online and CD-ROM review. 22(1998) no.4, S.277-279

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22. 6.2002 19:40:22