Depicting the world, territory, and geopolitical realities involves a high degree of interpretation and imagination. It is never neutral. Cartography originated in ancient times to represent the world and to enable circulation, communication, and economic exchange. Today, IT companies are a driving force in this field and change our view of the world; how we communicate, navigate, and consume globally. Questions of privacy, authorship, and economic interests are highly relevant to cartography's practices. So how to deal with such powers and what is the critical role of cartography in it? How might a bottom-up perspective (and actions) in map-making change the conception of a geopolitical space?
Introduction to the essay section. Shifts in Mapping – Two Concepts which have Changed the World ViewSeiten 21 - 38 Christine Schranz Download Kapitel (PDF)
Atlas of Indexical Cities: A Personal Search Engine for the WorldSeiten 39 - 64 Diana Alvarez-Marin Download Kapitel (PDF)
Reflections on the Cartographic Languages When collectively mapping possible worldsSeiten 65 - 94 Paul Schweizer Download Kapitel (PDF)
