global maps
Planetary cartographic representations
Global maps are cartographic representations of the entire Earth, showing continents, oceans, and geographic features on a single flat surface or spherical globe.
The term also refers to comprehensive data visualizations covering worldwide phenomena: global maps of population density, global maps of climate change.
In computing, a global map may be a data structure accessible throughout a program.
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- continentsEarth's largest landmasses
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- world atlasBound collection of maps
Google Earth · remote sensing · equator · country · political maps · navigation systems · flight paths · trade routes · heat maps · biodiversity hotspots · migration patterns · climate zones · environmental monitoring · coastlines · Mercator projection · border · international waters · ocean
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
global mapsstreet maps
Diagrams of city streets
city maps · neighborhood maps · regional maps · campus maps · floor plans