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Research on Basic Concept and Conceptual Model of Cyberspace Map

Version 1 : Received: 25 June 2023 / Approved: 26 June 2023 / Online: 27 June 2023 (02:15:20 CEST)

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Zhang, L.; Wang, G.; You, X.; Liu, Z.; Ma, L.; Tian, J.; Su, M. Research on the Cyberspace Map and Its Conceptual Model. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2023, 12, 353. Zhang, L.; Wang, G.; You, X.; Liu, Z.; Ma, L.; Tian, J.; Su, M. Research on the Cyberspace Map and Its Conceptual Model. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2023, 12, 353.

Abstract

Cyberspace map, as one of the important tools to describe cyberspace, gives an image to the unpredictable and illusory cyberspace, and has become a research hotspot in the fields of cartography, cyberspace security. Clarifying the concept of cyberspace map and constructing the conceptual model of cyberspace map can promote people's unified cognition of cyberspace. Based on the view of cartography, this paper compares and analyzes some related concepts of cyberspace map, discusses the characteristics of cyberspace map,and gives its concept. After that, it analyzes people's cognition of cyberspace composition. On this basis, it caters to this cognition mode and proposes the conceptual model of cyberspace map. Then, the connotation of the model is elaborated from three aspects: element-space association dimension, element mapping dimension and the map representation dimension. Finally, the specific composition and symbolization of various elements are analyzed. The model provides the top-level framework and theoretical guidance for the research of cyberspace map. This paper aims to adapt to the development trend of Cartography in ternary space, clarify the basic concept of cyberspace map, promote the development of cyberspace mapping theory, and lay the foundation for subsequent research.

Keywords

cyberspace; cyberspace map; map characteristic; conceptual model; cyberspace elements; map representation

Subject

Engineering, Other

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