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Question
What are the various applications of maps?
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Solution
A map is a symbolic representation of a region. Maps contain information that is valuable to us. We can plan our activities accurately using Maps.
Applications of the map are as follows:
- We can find the shortest route for a journey or search for locations such as schools, colleges, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, cafes, gardens, buildings, towns, cities, rivers, lakes, mountains, etc. Most importantly, maps are extremely useful for rescue operations in calamities such as floods, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
- Most of the maps belong to various government departments, organizations, or companies. It may take a long time to procure these maps for some useful purpose. Also, there are certain restrictions on the usage of these maps. Hence there was a severe need to make the open map of the world available publicly which can be used by anyone for study, research, or any other purpose.
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