How to ‘Map’
Cyberspace?
•there are many
ways to describe and understand cyberspace (economics, legal,
mathematics, art, …)
•I’m a geographer,
so I believe maps enjoy a privileged position
•maps have been
powerful visual tools for understanding the world for 1000s
of years
•maps have been key
in framing our understanding places, their size, shape and the
relations between them
•maps have been
vital for navigation
The map is a help provided to the
imagination through the eyes.
Henri Abraham Chatelain, Atlas Historique
(1705)