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An examination of the difference between the interpretation of screen based and printed maps
K. Gooding,D. Forrest +1 more
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In this article, an experiment was carried out to determine if subjects' map reading ability is affected by this change of media. And the results showed that there was significantly better performance obtained when using conventional paper maps in comparison to their video images as displayed by the Domesday system.Abstract:
The development of the video disc and similar devices for storing pictures for subsequent display on computer screens has led to video images of conventional printed maps being used in a number of systems. Little consideration appears to have been given to the factors influencing the visual processing of such images. An experiment was carried out to determine if subjects' map reading ability is affected by this change of media. Results show that there was significantly better performance obtained when using conventional paper maps in comparison to their video images as displayed by the Domesday system.read more
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Towards a Methodology for the Evaluation of Multimedia Geographical Information Products
TL;DR: The unique evaluation requirements for multimedia mapping and GIS products which include multimedia are discussed and the methods used to evaluate multimedia publications might be used as a model for developing an evaluation procedure unique to this type of contemporary mapping commodity.
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The Production of Smooth Scale Changes in an Animated Map Project
TL;DR: This paper stems from a project involving the design of animated maps for a typical multimedia product, and an explanation of an algorithm to choose map scales suggests how aesthetic judgments can be incorporated into the automated production flow for the finished product.
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The frontiers of cartography: mapping a changing discipline
TL;DR: The cartographie is a systeme de representation des donnees a trois dimensions, plutot qu'un ensemble of procedes de fabrication d'un produit, the carte.
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Map reading tasks appropriate in experimental studies in cartographic communication
TL;DR: The rigorous evaluation of maps must be based upon map reading tasks that are appropriate to the map reading objective and only by showing the links between purpose, map design and map reading will it ultimately be possible to establish standards of map design that are more than conventional and aesthetic.
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The Design and Perception of Point Symbols for Tourist Maps
David Forrest,Henry W. Castner +1 more
TL;DR: Results of a simple map reading experiment show that enclosing pictographic symbols with simple geometric 'frames' significantly decreases their search time, but at the cost of significantly greater errors in identification.
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Visual Information Processing During Cartographic Communication
TL;DR: The numerous information processing activities thought to accompany this visually induced synthesis are examined from a cartographic point of view with particular attention paid to the roles of Brief Visual Storage, Short Term Memory and Visual Conspicuity.