The availability of open data and of tools to create visualizations on top of these open
datasets have led to an ever-growing amount of geovisualizations on the Web. There is thus …

Narrative cartography is a discipline which studies the interwoven nature of stories and
maps. However, conventional geovisualization techniques of narratives often encounter …

The linked data Web provides a simple and flexible way of accessing information resources
in a self-descriptive format. This offers a realistic chance of perforating existing data silos …

The historical atlases provide a wealth of information about the evolution of geography over
time and space. The alignment of geographical entities across varying time periods is a …

Map mashups, as a common way of presenting geospatial information on the Web, are
generally created by spatially overlaying thematic information on top of various base maps …

Abstract The Web of Data is a rapidly growing collection of datasets from a wide range of
domains, many of which have spatial–temporal aspects. Hägerstrand's time geography has …

Metadata is key to effective knowledge organization, and designing user interfaces that
maximize user performance and user experience during metadata creation would benefit …

The information contained in a map is always represented by text, symbols, and map-type.
Among them, map-type is a critical element that denotes the category and theme of map …

A great deal of information is contained within archival maps—ranging from historic political
boundaries, to mineral resources, to the locations of cultural landmarks. There are many …

Historical maps are a valuable tool in historical research, since they store spatial information
reflecting geographic literacy, ideology, and geopolitical concerns at the time of their …