Mapping, I believe, is so important in science fiction novels because, in general, the reader is taken to a different place when reading a science fiction novels. Most science fiction novels involve some far off place, whether on Earth of not, that is normally exotic, magical, and above all different than anything we are used to. As humans, we relate so much to what our surroundings are and before we can truly understand something we must understand WHERE we are. So perhaps, even subconsiously, we begin to map out what the described sorroundings may be.
To understand a reading that involves geography so much, one must be able to picture some type of mental map in their head.
Mapping can become a way of close reading because the reader is taken an in depth look at the surroundings of the characters. So much about a person involves where they are from that by closing mapping out the location you can learn so much about your heroin or hero.
How people move through cities tells a lot about their character. How he body relates to a city tells a lot about the character. There is a connection between self and city.
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