Map Cube Model - a model for multi-scale data

In this paper, we develop a model for the structure of multi-scale data derived from a map series. First we present a model of a map. We give an ontology of map elements and assign them to the objects of the model.. Then we derive a model for a series of maps, connecting several of the map models with the help of tree structures. This model is called the map cube model, the horizontal axes denoting 2D space and the vertical axis denoting level of detail. A formal model of the map model and of the map cube model is given in Gofer.