Cartographic Animations

Catographic animation has become a useful technique for representing geographical areas.  They are capable of showing relations between geospatial data's components, location, attribute and time.  The goal of a catographic animation is to be able to visualize something that would not be seen if the maps were looked at individually.  Cartographic animation has emerged as being potentially effective in the world of maps.

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