The paper reports on an experimental study aimed at assessing the usability of five different
interactive tools for exploratory analysis of geographically referenced data implemented in …

A hallmark of modern geographic information system (GIS) software is its capability for user
interaction. Interactivity—referring here to the myriad ways that a system, or data …

Cartographic user interfaces form a new branch in cartography. Display maps in them inherit
many of their properties from paper maps and traditional cartographic knowledge is …

This special issue of the International Journal of Geographical Information Science is
devoted to visualization of spatial data. Its contents derive from a meeting of the International …

This paper introduces and discusses types of interactivity that can be used in digital
mapping environments. The interactivity types are placed in the framework of geographic …

Geographic visualizations always played an important role in human history, especially in
the earth sciences, long before computer visualizations became popular. The earliest …

The cartographic community realizes that the problems presented by the need to understand
complex data can't be solved with maps alone, although they are convinced of their visual …

Many users of online interactive maps have substantial problems interacting with these
maps. The main goal of this paper is to explore the issues related to the interaction with GIS …

In recent years, the visualization of geospatial data has undergone dramatic and important
developments. Next to static maps, nowadays, immersive and highly interactive virtual …

We provide a research agenda for the International Cartographic Association's Commission
on Visualization and Virtual Environment Working Group on Cognitive and Usability Issues …