Maps, as we know, help us find our way around. But they're also
powerful tools for someone hoping to find "you," Widely available
in electronic and paper formats, maps offer revealing insights into
our movements and activities, even our likes and dislikes. In
"Spying with Maps," the "mapmatician" Mark Monmonier looks at the
increased use of geographic data, satellite imagery, and location
tracking across a wide range of fields such as military
intelligence, law enforcement, market research, and traffic
engineering. Could these diverse forms of geographic monitoring, he
asks, lead to grave consequences for society? To assess this very
real threat, he explains how geospatial technology works, what it
can reveal, who uses it, and to what effect.
Despite our apprehension about surveillance technology, "Spying
with Maps" is not a jeremiad, crammed with dire warnings about eyes
in the sky and invasive tracking. Monmonier's approach encompasses
both skepticism and the acknowledgment that geospatial technology
brings with it unprecedented benefits to governments, institutions,
and individuals, especially in an era of asymmetric warfare and
bioterrorism. Monmonier frames his explanations of what this new
technology is and how it works with the question of whether
locational privacy is a fundamental right. Does the right to be
left alone include not letting Big Brother (or a legion of Little
Brothers) know where we are or where we've been? What sacrifices
must we make for homeland security and open government?
With his usual wit and clarity, Monmonier offers readers an
engaging, even-handed introduction to the dark side of the new
technology that surrounds us--from traffic cameras andweather
satellites to personal GPS devices and wireless communications.
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