Stanislav Frangeš, Miljenko Lapaine
Vesna Poslončec-Petrić University of Zagreb
Faculty of Geodesy Kačićeva 26
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
The most important changes in cartography are associated with the development of computer technology (GIS), and regarding the function and usage of maps, the accent has been given to cartographic visualisation. The paper emphasises the need for closer collaboration of informatic experts, geodesists, geographers, spatial planners and others with cartographers. The future of cartography is associated with map production, GIS, visualisation of spatial databases, and the production of detailed three-dimensional landscape presentations. Keywords: cartographic visualisation, GIS, real and virtual maps, current changes