Abstract This research is premised on two theoretical constructs: that maps do not objectively depict space and that traditional cartography produces a geopolitical narrative. The research aim is to investigate geopolitical influence in modern, digital representations of space, and vice versa. This paper is divided into three parts: In the first, the digital representation of space is introduced and explained, and two widely acknowledged digital cartographic services are established as the empirical foundation of the research – Google (Google Maps and Google Earth), designed by cartographic and geo-data professionals, and OpenStreetMap, built through crowdsourcing. In the second part, the geopolitical features of traditional cartography are discussed in the context of digital mapping, including ethnocentricity and hierarchical representations of space, similarities to geopolitische karte, and “minor geopolitics.” The final part asks and answers a key question about geopolitical subjectivity: “Who benefits from the geopolitical narratives in digital representations of space?”

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当代地缘政治与空间数字表示

摘要这项研究的前提是两个理论构造：地图不能客观地描述空间，传统制图产生了地缘政治叙事。该研究的目的是调查地缘政治对现代数字化空间表示的影响，反之亦然。本文分为三个部分：首先，介绍和解释空间的数字表示形式，并建立了两个广受认可的数字制图服务作为研究的经验基础-由Google设计的Google（Google Maps和Google Earth）制图和地理数据专业人士以及通过众包构建的OpenStreetMap。在第二部分中，将在数字地图的背景下讨论传统制图的地缘政治特征，包括以民族为中心和空间的等级制表示，与地缘政治的相似之处以及“次要地缘政治”。最后一部分提出并回答了有关地缘政治主观性的关键问题：“谁从空间数字表示中的地缘政治叙事中受益？”