Mappings

Abstract

The primary goal of this chapter is to sketch out in what way maps are political. It addresses the “cartographic revolution” that comprises much more than Wired magazine might expect in its focus on the technical aspects of Google Earth. That cartographic revolution incorporates yet extends beyond the changing technical nature of map production, to take into account map consumption, the manner in which one understand maps as imbricated with and implicated in our everyday social, political, and economic lives. The chapter then turns to the question of the “Keyhole” in Google's Keyhole Markup Language (KML). KML is a file format enabling users to create and share maps with each other. The chapter also briefly traces some of the key historical moments under three general ways to approach maps. The first is “mapping as material form”. The second considers “mapping as knowledge”. The third considers “mapping as practice and performance.”

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