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== Types ==
A first classification of web maps has been made by [[Menno-Jan Kraak|Kraak]] in 2001.<ref name="KraakSettingsAndNeeds">[[Kraak, Menno Jan]] (2001): ''Settings and needs for web cartography'', in: Kraak and Allan Brown (eds), Web Cartography, Francis and Taylor, New York, p. 3–4. see also webpage [http://kartoweb.itc.nl/webcartography/webmaps/classification.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929022300/http://kartoweb.itc.nl/webcartography/webmaps/classification.htm
===Analytical web maps===
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==Impact on society==
Web maps have become an essential tool for many,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themanifest.com/app-development/trends-navigation-apps|title = The Popularity of Google Maps: Trends in Navigation Apps in 2018 | August 2021}}</ref> as illustrated by a 2021 [[labor strike]] demanding (among other things) a certain type of map.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/16/hong-kong-police-warn-striking-foodpanda-workers-to-disperse-or-face-possible-force/|title = Hong Kong police warn striking Foodpanda workers to disperse or face possible force|date = 16 November 2021}}</ref> Some key benefits of the use of web mapping are real-time updates about traffic and road conditions, it’s free and accessible to anyone with an internet connection, environmentally friendly, convenient and compact, etc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pros and Cons of Static and Interactive Maps {{!}} clfuture.org |url=https://clfuture.org/toolkit/pros-and-cons-of-static-and-interactive-maps |access-date=2023-09-28 |website=clfuture.org}}</ref>
==See also==
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