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What Is a Map?
The simplest definition of a map is a representation of geographic data. To the ancient Egyptians, this representation first took the form of lists of city names in the order they would be encountered when following a given road. Two-dimensional renditions, such as paper road maps, are more familiar to us today. Even classroom globes are maps under this definition.
This toolbox addresses electronic representations of geographic data. It allows the creation, use, and presentation of geographic data in a variety of forms and to a variety of ends.
In the Mapping Toolbox, a map is any variable or set of variables representing or assigning values to a geographic location or region, from a single point to an entire planet.
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