Now available in paperback for the first time, this classic work presents a cognitive-semiotic
framework for understanding how maps work as powerful, abstract, and synthetic spatial …

This comprehensive and well-established cartography textbook covers the theory and the
practical applications of map design and the appropriate use of map elements. It explains …

GIS data and tools are revolutionizing transportation research and decision making,
allowing transportation analysts and professionals to understand and solve complex …

The use of three-dimensional computer visualisation in shaping our urban environments has
been discussed in the literature for the past ten years. In particular, the use of visualisation in …

Visual communication is an increasingly common part of environmental decision-making,
being used as a 'common currency'to facilitate dialogue between policymakers and non …

In the past few years, significant advances in computer graphics have created exciting new
options for visualizing our environment in three or four dimensions (with animation over time …

Geographic Information Systems mainly tend to be two dimensional, thus limiting the
applications. As GIS are being developed, researchers and practioners are finding new …

Urban planning has adopted a variety of modeling and data manipulation technologies over
the last 30 years. Computer products such as traffic modelers, geographic information …

Public participation has been recognised as a desirable element of the planning process,
but traditional consultation and communication methods have not always been able to …

This paper describes the development of a photo-realistic visualisation method which uses
the combination of a geographic information system (GIS) with off-line augmented reality …