Instructor discussion questions

Chapter 17 Discussion Questions

  1. Chapter 17 argues that publishing begins a map’s second life. What responsibilities emerge only after users, browsers, data providers, and platforms begin changing around the map?
  2. Automation is framed as continuity rather than convenience. Which maintenance tasks should be automated, and which should remain human decisions?
  3. Visual, data, technical, and semantic drift can all undermine a map. Which type of drift is hardest to detect, and why?
  4. Accessibility is ongoing care rather than one-time compliance. What should be checked repeatedly as a map evolves?
  5. Stewardship over control accepts that maps age. How should students decide what to preserve, what to revise, and what to let become historical?