ABSTRACT
Tracking spatial and temporal information on bee pests, such as the Varroa mite, is of equal importance in developed and developing nations. The GEOMAT timeline displays the time gaps more clearly than does the animated map. The animated map displays the full globe at once but does not display layers other than static layers inserted at the outset. The Google Earth globe is dynamic as it permits the insertion of layers in relation to given mapped data, but it cannot display the full globe simultaneously. This chapter explores different mapping tools using the same environmental context: animated maps, Google Earth maps, and GEOMAT, using them on issues associated with the global honeybee population. It illustrates the importance of interactivity in being able to combine archives of varying scales and formats and to do so in a way that makes the updating of research a dynamic process.
