Geographic Visualization: Concepts, Tools and Applications

A ""state-of-the-art"" review of the latest developments in the subject.

This book examines how new concepts, methods and tools can be creatively applied to solve problems relevant to a wide range of topics. The text covers the impact of three-dimensional displays on user interaction along with the potentialities in animation and clearly explains how to create temporally sensitive visualizations. It also explores the potential for handling mobile data and representing uncertainty; as well as the role of participatory visualization systems and exploratory methods.

This book is an invaluable resource for all graduate students, researchers and professionals working in the geographic information sector, computer graphics and cartography.

Key features:

• An introduction to the diverse forms of geographic visualization which draws upon a number of theoretical perspectives and disciplines to provide an insightful commentary on new methods, techniques and tools
• Richly illustrated in full color throughout, including numerous relevant case studies and accessible discussions of important visualization concepts to enable clearer understanding for non-technical audiences
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  Chapters are written by leading scholars and researchers in a range of cognate fields, including, cartography, GIScience, architecture, art, urban planning, and computer graphics with case studies drawn from Europe, North America, and Australia

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Wiley

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Dodge, Martin; McDerby, Mary; Turner, Martin

ISBN:

978-0-47-051511-2

Specialty:

• Earth & Geological Sciences
• Geology & Geosciences

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

348

Publication Year:

2008