Exploring geovisualization

Sophisticated interactive maps are increasingly used to explore information - guiding us through data landscapes to provide information and prompt insight and understanding. Geovisualization is an emerging domain that draws upon disciplines such as computer science, human-computer interaction design, cognitive sciences, graphical statistics, data visualization, information visualization, geographic information science and cartography to discuss, develop and evaluate interactive cartography. This review and exploration of the current and future status of geovisualization has been produced by key researchers and practitioners from around the world in various cognate fields of study. The thirty-six chapters present summaries of work undertaken, case studies focused on new methods and their application, system descriptions, tests of their implementation, plans for collaboration and reflections on experiences of using and developing geovisualization techniques. In total, over 50 pages of color are provided in the book along with more than 250 color images on an enclosed CD-ROM.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Mixed media

Accompanying CD-ROM contains digital appendices with over 250 color images

Section A. Geovisualization in context: perspectives from related disciplines.Section B. Creating instruments for ideation: software approaches to geovisualization perspectives. -- Section C. Using 3D in visualization. -- Section D. Connecting people, data and resources: distributed geovisualization. -- Conclusion: advancing geovisualization.

Section A. Geovisualization in context: perspectives from related disciplinesSection B. Creating instruments for ideation: software approaches to geovisualization perspectives -- Section C. Using 3D in visualization -- Section D. Connecting people, data and resources: distributed geovisualization -- Section E. Making useful and useable geovisualization: design and evaluation issues -- Conclusion: advancing geovisualization.