Comments on: What is a Basemap? https://gisgeography.com/basemap/ Geographic Information Systems Fri, 30 May 2025 01:44:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Seid https://gisgeography.com/basemap/#comment-295862 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:28:52 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=68770#comment-295862 Thanks a lot for giving me basic meanings and definitions on base map!!

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By: Cabdilaahi cali https://gisgeography.com/basemap/#comment-293882 Mon, 08 May 2023 08:41:50 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=68770#comment-293882 I still do not understand the definition and concept of basemap

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By: Ron https://gisgeography.com/basemap/#comment-288793 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:11:44 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=68770#comment-288793 I still do not understand exactly what a basemap is, and your description of it only tells what it does. Providing geographical context to a map and to other layers above it might mean something to someone who is in the mapping world, but to a layman whose maps are on a single plane, it is not helpful.
Is the basemap the actual map upon which layers of other information is laid? Does it have manmade features? Are roads, towns, etc, named, or even included? Is your illustration at the top of this page a basemap, or is it info overlaid onto a basemap?
I still don’t know, and your answer to “What is a Basemap?” did not answer the question.

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