Sven Fuhrmann

TL;DR: It is argued that cognitive and usability issues should be considered in the context of six major research themes: 1) geospatial virtual environments (GeoVEs); 2) dynamic representations (including animated and interactive maps); 3) metaphors and schemata in user interface design; 4) individual and group differences; 5) collaborative geovisualization; and 6) evaluating the effectiveness of geov isualization methods.

TL;DR: The research reported upon here attempts to overcome analyst-driven, menu-controlled, keyboard and mouse operated GIS by designing a multimodal, multi-user GIS interface that puts geospatial data directly in the hands of decision makers.

TL;DR: This work focuses on VE technologies as a medium for geographic visualization and on some of the challenges that must be addressed if the potential of VE is to be realized in this context.

TL;DR: An approach for designing natural, multimodal, multiuser dialogue‐enabled interfaces to geographic information systems that make use of large‐screen displays and integrated speech–gesture interaction is developed.

TL;DR: This chapter provides an introduction of methods and research questions associated with user-centered geovisualization tool design, bridging the gap between developers and users.