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babayoshihiko committed Aug 18, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Maps have been used for several thousand years for a wide variety of purposes.
Historic examples include maps of buildings and land ownership in the Old Babylonian dynasty more than 3000 years ago and Ptolemy's world map in his masterpiece *Geography* nearly 2000 years ago [@talbert_ancient_2014].

Map making has historically been an activity undertaken only by, or on behalf of, the elite.
This has changed with the emergence of open source mapping software such as the R package **tmap** and the 'print composer' in QGIS\index{QGIS} which enable anyone to make high-quality maps, enabling 'citizen science'.
This has changed with the emergence of open source mapping software such as the R package **tmap** and the 'print layout' in QGIS\index{QGIS} which enable anyone to make high-quality maps, enabling 'citizen science'.
Maps are also often the best way to present the findings of geocomputational research in a way that is accessible.
Map making is therefore a critical part of geocomputation\index{geocomputation} and its emphasis not only on describing, but also *changing* the world.

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