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Animated mapping
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<p>Animated mapping is the application of <a href="/facts/Animation/093f9nUg">animation</a>, either a computer or video, to add a temporal component to a <a href="/facts/Map/KxQX4B2U">map</a> displaying change in some dimension. Most commonly the change is shown over <a href="/facts/Time/HceJKUGB">time</a>, generally at a greatly changed scale (either much faster than real-time or much slower). An example would be the animation produced after the 2004 tsunami showing how the waves spread across the Indian Ocean. </p>