Table Of Contents:
Preface ix
Digital Appendices xiii
Acknowledgments xv

List of Contributors xvii
Introduction: Exploring Geovisualization

Exploring Geovisualization 3(20)

Jason Dykes

Alan M. MacEachren

Menno-Jan Kraak

Section A Geovisualization in Context: Perspectives from Related Disciplines

Information Visualization: Scope, Techniques and Opportunities for Geovisualization 23(30)

Daniel A. Keim

Christian Panse

Mike Sips

Information Visualization and the Challenge of Universal Usability 53(30)

Catherine Plaisant

Beyond Tools: Visual Support for the Entire Process of GIScience 83(20)

Mark Gahegan

Section B Creating Instruments for Ideation: Software Approaches to Geovisualization Perspectives

Creating Instruments for Ideation: Software Approaches to Geovisualization 103(24)

Gennady Andrienko

Natalia Andrienko

Jason Dykes

David Mountain

Penny Noy

Mark Gahegan

Jonathan C. Roberts

Peter Rodgers

Martin Theus

Statistical Data Exploration and Geographical Information Visualization 127(16)

Martin Theus

Graph Drawing Techniques for Geographic Visualization 143(16)

Peter Rodgers

Exploratory Visualization with Multiple Linked Views 159(22)

Jonathan C. Roberts

Visualizing, Querying and Summarizing Individual Spatio-Temporal Behaviour 181(20)

David Mountain

Impact of Data and Task Characteristics on Design of Spatio-Temporal Data Visualization Tools 201(22)

Natalia Andrienko

Gennady Andrienko

Peter Gatalsky

Using Multi-agent Systems for GKD Process Tracking and Steering: The Land Use Change Explorer 223(20)

Monica Wachowicz

Xu Ying

Arend Ligtenberg

Signature Exploration, a Means to Improve Comprehension and Choice within Complex Visualization Processes: Issues and Opportunities 243(22)

Penny Noy

Facilitating Interaction for Geovisualization 265(30)

Jason Dykes

Section C Using 3D in Visualization

Using 3D in Visualization 295(18)

Jo Wood

Sabine Kirschenbauer

Jurgen Dollner

Adriano Lopes

Lars Bodum

Multim im parvo--Many Things in a Small Place 313(12)

Jo Wood

Geovisualization and Real-Time 3D Computer Graphics 325(20)

Jurgen Dollner

Interactive Approaches to Contouring and Isosurfacing for Geovisualization 345(18)

Adriano Lopes

Ken Brodlie

Applying ``True 3D'' Techniques to Geovisualization: An Empirical Study 363(26)

Sabine Kirschenbauer

Modelling Virtual Environments for Geovisualization: A Focus on Representation 389(14)

Lars Bodum

Web-based Dissemination and Visualization of Operational 3D Mesoscale Weather Models 403(22)

Lloyd A. Treinish

Section D Connecting People, Data and Resources: Distributed Geovisualization

Connecting People, Data and Resources--Distributed Geovisualization 425(20)

Ken Brodlie

David Fairbairn

Zarine Kemp

Michael Schroeder

Moving Geovisualization toward Support for Group Work 445(18)

Alan M. MacEachren

Models of Collaborative Visualization 463(14)

Ken Brodlie

Intelligent Information Integration: From Infrastructure through Consistency Management to Information Visualization 477(18)

Michael Schroeder

A Knowledge-based Collaborative Environment for Geovisualization: Ontologies for Multiple Perspectives on Distributed Data Resources 495(18)

Zarine Kemp

Geovisualization Issues in Public Transport Applications 513(16)

David Fairbairn

Presenting Route Instructions on Mobile Devices: From Textual Directions to 3D Visualization 529(24)

Volker Coors

Christian Elting

Christian Kray

Katri Laakso

Section E Making Useful and Useable Geovisualization: Design and Evaluation Issues

Making Useful and Useable Geovisualization: Design and Evaluation Issues 553(14)

Sven Fuhrmann

Paula Ahonen-Rainio

Robert M. Edsall

Sara I. Fabrikant

Etien L. Koua

Carolina Tobon

Colin Ware

Stephanie Wilson

3D Geovisualization and the Structure of Visual Space 567(10)

Colin Ware

Matthew Plumlee

Applications of a Cognitively Informed Framework for the Design of Interactive Spatio-temporal Representations 577(14)

Robert M. Edsall

Laura R. Sidney

User-centered Design of Collaborative Geovisualization Tools 591(20)

Sven Fuhrmann

William Pike

Towards Multi-variate Visualization of Metadata Describing Geographic Information 611(16)

Paula Ahonen-Rainio

Menno-Jan Kraak

Evaluating Self-organizing Maps for Geovisualization 627(18)

Etien L. Koua

Menno-Jan Kraak

Evaluating Geographic Visualization Tools and Methods: An Approach and Experiment Based upon User Tasks 645(22)

Carolina Tobon

Cognitively Plausible Information Visualization 667(26)

Sara Irina Fabrikant

Andre Skupin

Conclusion: Advancing Geovisualization

Advancing Geovisualization 693(12)

Jason Dykes

Alan M. MacEachren

Menno-Jan Kraak
Index 705