That didn't seem to matter to the students. In the process, it has also become the primary means of map distribution. On a daily basis, more maps are distributed through the web than are printed on paper. The web is where people now go to find a map. More importantly, as those ninth graders made clear, the web has changed map user expectations.
Maps can no longer be static.
We need to better understand how this new medium can be used for cartography. The introduction of the web has fostered a new set of ethical questions. He goes on to question whether we can place any trust in the maps presented on the web. A host of other ethical problems are associated with the distribution of maps through the Internet. Computer monitors have different display characteristics which means that maps will not be displayed at the same size, even on identical monitors.