In this chapter, we review and summarize the current state of the art in geovisualization and
extended reality (ie, virtual, augmented and mixed reality), covering a wide range of …

The adoption of technology in urban participatory planning with tools such as Virtual
Geographic Environments (VGE) promises a broader engagement of urban dwellers, which …

The most common way to use geographic information is to make maps. With the ever
growing amount of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), we have the opportunity to …

Readability is a major issue with all maps. In this study, we evaluated whether we can
predict map readability using analytical measures, both single measures and composites of …

With this work in progress report we propose a novel approach to capture human emotive
responses to assess map design aesthetics. Specifically, color is one of the most exciting …

Color palettes are widely used by artists to define colors of artworks and explore color
designs. In general, artists select the colors of a palette by following a set of rules, eg …

Improving the use of vector data in web mapping is often shown as an important challenge.
Such shift from raster to vector web maps would open web mapping and GIS to new …

The process of reading a topographic map requires users to recognize and learn the
cartographic symbols of the key (or legend) while interpreting the territory as depicted on the …

Colour is considered a key means of expression for use in cartographic works. This is
because colours and the relations among them influence not only the aesthetic impression a …

Abstract National Mapping Agencies (NMAs) are still among the main end users of research
into automated generalisation, which is transferred into their production lines via various …