Vector Maps
Vector maps are constructed from sets of straight lines. If you think of how a
child’s dot-to-dot book is created, by drawing lines between numbered dots, then
you have exactly the system of how these maps are drawn by a computer. Maps of
this format are not normally as pleasing on the eye as
raster maps, as they are
generally quite mechanical in their display.
Their main advantages over raster maps are that they take up a lot less
memory, and as the information is in lines, the data can be used for tasks such
as routing. It is for this reason that car satellite navigation systems use
these maps.
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