tegevusvaldkond, mis toodab, kasutab ja uurib kaarte, sisaldades endas teaduse, tehnoloogia, tootmise ja kunsti elemente ning jagunedes erinevateks distsipliinideks
Cartography dates back thousands of years to a time before paper, but the main visual display principles were developed during the paper era; thus many of today's digital cartographers still use the terminology, conventions, and techniques from the paper era.
