spatialhorizons

One of the objectives of this website is to create our own mapping applications. This requires a strong knowledge base of geography, mathematics, and computer programming. So before we can jump into the more advanced projects, we have to start with the basics. We’ve already been investigating GPS in our previous posts but today we will create a very basic mapping application.

Our “World Mapper” program begins by acquiring a map of the earth. I downloaded this one from Wikipedia Commons and shrunk it down to 400 pixels by 200 pixels.

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