Abstract
Digital cartography - that is computer cartography - could be seen from several different viewpoints. Three aspects are important for libraries: digital map production, digital access and digital archiving.
Highlights
Computer-aided cartography was introduced in Sweden in the 1960s in the form of analogue plotters
Digital data appeared in the early 1980s, and the last ten years have seen the breakthrough of digital map production methods
The main prerequisite for digital cartography in libraries is lacking in Europe
Summary
Computer-aided cartography was introduced in Sweden in the 1960s in the form of analogue plotters. The National Land Survey introduced digital production methods for the printed maps several years ago. They have databases for the different map scales, containing the usual map data: topography, administrative subdivisions, vegetation and land use, cadastral information, placenames, buildings and roads.
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