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THE ELECTRONIC MAP LIBRARY: NEW MAPS, NEW USES, NEW USERS |
 | | AutoRoute, has been the market leader in the UK, since its launch in 1988 by the company NextBase (now part of Microsoft), which used the Ordnance Survey 1:625,000 scale resolution digital road map as a basis for an intelligent route planner which calculates and displays fastest, shortest and preferred driving routes (Anthony, 1991). |
 | | These are dedicated specifically to the retrieval and analysis of census variables, and combine the convenience of a stand-alone system with the potential for serious research with a major thematic data set. |
 | | One further kind of map use can sometimes be accommodated by electronic mapping packages: the user who requires a simple A4 sized base map which can be taken away for use in a presentation or written report. |
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