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spatial and map metaphor  

Definition

  • Metaphors are mappings from one domain to another. Typically, the source domain is familiar to the audience, and the target domain is unfamiliar or abstract. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Metaphor, Spatial and Map]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JL29P4F8-L

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