Modern Trends in Cartography: Selected Papers of CARTOCON 2014 (Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography)

The fast exchange of information and knowledge are the essential conditions for successful and effective research and practical applications in cartography. For successful research development, it is necessary to follow trends not only in this domain, but also try to adapt new trends and technologies from other areas. Trends in cartography are also quite often topics of many conferences which have the main aim to link research, education and application experts in cartography and GIS&T into one large platform. Such the right place for exchange and sharing of knowledge and skills was also the CARTOCON2014 conference, which took place in Olomouc, Czech Republic, in February 2014 and this book is a compilation of the best and most interesting contributions. The book content consists of four parts. The first part __New approaches in map and atlas making__ collects studies about innovative ways in map production and atlases compilation. Following part of the book __Progress in web cartography__ brings examples and tools for web map presentation. The third part __Advanced methods in map use__ includes achievement of eye-tracking research and users’ issues. The final part __Cartography in practice and research__ is a clear evidence that cartography and maps played the significant role in many geosciences and in many branches of the society. Each individual paper is original and has its place in cartography. The fast exchange of information and knowledge are the essential conditions for successful and effective research and practical applications in cartography. For successful research development, it is necessary to follow trends not only in this domain, but also try to adapt new trends and technologies from other areas. Trends in cartography are also quite often topics of many conferences which have the main aim to link research, education and application experts in cartography and GIS&T into one large platform. Such the right place for exchange and sharing of knowledge and skills was also the CARTOCON2014 conference, which took place in Olomouc, Czech Republic, in February 2014 and this book is a compilation of the best and most interesting contributions. The book content consists of four parts. The first part New approaches in map and atlas making collects studies about innovative ways in map production and atlases compilation. Following part of the book Progress in web cartography brings examples and tools for web map presentation. The third part Advanced methods in map use includes achievement of eye-tracking research and users’ issues. The final part Cartography in practice and research is a clear evidence that cartography and maps played the significant role in many geosciences and in many branches of the society. Each individual paper is original and has its place in cartography. New approaches in map and atlas making -- Aspects of thematic atlas content compilation -- Mapping disorder: an exploratory study -- The Next Generation of Atlas User Interfaces – A User Study with “Digital Natives” -- The State of Official Statistical Mapping in Switzerland (and other European Countries) -- Online cartographic atlas products – learning from the past -- Non-technological aspects in atlas cartography -- The Evolution of Digital Cartographic Databases (State Topographic Maps) from the Beginnings to Cartography 2.0: the Hungarian Experience -- Creation of the accurate raster driven polygonal environment for the 3D surface models based on the LIDAR technology -- A Framework for Color Design for Digital Maps – On an Example of Noise Mapping -- Digital Aeronautical Charts: Survey of 64 Czech Air Force Pilots -- Comparison of standard- and proprietary-based approaches to detailed 3D city mapping -- Progress in web cartography --^ Integrating User and Usability Research in Web-mapping application design -- Interlinking Opensource Geo-spatial Datasets For Optimal Utility in Ranking -- Exploring Class Discussions from a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Cartography -- Evaluating Mapping APIs -- Demography of Twitter Users in the City of London – An Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis Approach -- The Visualization Issues of Worldwide Map Portals -- Geovisualisation of unequal spatial distribution of online social network connections: a Hungarian example -- A Competitive Analysis of Web-based Water Level Visualization Tools -- Advanced methods in map use -- From a phenomena to its perception .. What is missing to represent and explore phenomena on GIS? -- Assessing cartographic products for visual usability -- Perception and recall of landmarks for personal navigation in nature at night versus day -- Exploring the influence of color distance and legend position on choropleth maps readability --^ Physiological and cognitive aspects of sound maps for representing quantitative data and changes in data -- The user centered framework for visualisation of spatial data quality -- Comparing paper and digital topographic maps using eye tracking -- Three-dimensional visualization in Cartography: An eye-tracking study -- Generating cartographic representations of volunteered environmental noise data from mobile phones -- Multivariate data visualization and usability – preliminary notes -- Cartography in practice and research -- On shape metrics in cartographic generalization – a case study of the building footprint geometry -- Analysis of Basic Relations within Insights of Spatio-temporal Analysis -- 3D cartography as a platform for remindering important historical events - The example of the Terezín Memorial -- Changes in urban area discovered by analysis of chosen places in old maps of Liberec --^ Alteration of the graphical part of local flood management plans using geoinformatics – Scottish and the Czech approaches -- Mapping a local budget plan: why and how? -- Historical data processing, modeling, reconstruction, analysis and visualization of historical landcape in the North-West Bohemia region -- Bayesian mapping of medical data -- Spatial-temporal evolution of the unique preserved meandering system in Central Europe -- Terrain Analysis for Armed Forces -- Author Index. edited by Jan Brus, Alena Vondrakova, Vit Vozenilek. Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Aspects of the Thematic Atlas Compilation....Pages 3-12 Mapping Disorder: An Exploratory Study....Pages 13-22 The Next Generation of Atlas User Interfaces: A User Study with “Digital Natives”....Pages 23-36 The State of Official Statistical Mapping in Switzerland (and Other European Countries)....Pages 37-55 Online Cartographic Atlas Products: Learning from the Past....Pages 57-66 Non-technological Aspects in Atlas Cartography Based on the Czech Approach....Pages 67-80 The Evolution of Digital Cartographic Databases (State Topographic Maps) from the Beginnings to Cartography 2.0: The Hungarian Experience....Pages 81-92 Creation of the Accurate Raster Driven Polygonal Environment for the 3D Surface Models Based on the LIDAR Technology....Pages 93-102 A Framework for Color Design of Digital Maps: An Example of Noise Maps....Pages 103-116 Digital Aeronautical Charts: Survey of 64 Czech Air Force Pilots....Pages 117-129 Comparison of Standard- and Proprietary-Based Approaches to Detailed 3D City Mapping....Pages 131-144 Front Matter....Pages 145-145 Integrating User and Usability Research in Web-Mapping Application Design....Pages 147-158 Interlinking Opensource Geo-Spatial Datasets for Optimal Utility in Ranking....Pages 159-172 Exploring Class Discussions from a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Cartography....Pages 173-182 Evaluating Mapping APIs....Pages 183-197 Demography of Twitter Users in the City of London: An Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis Approach....Pages 199-211 Visualization Problems in Worldwide Map Portals....Pages 213-225 Geovisualising Unequal Spatial Distribution of Online Social Network Connections: A Hungarian Example....Pages 227-240 The Competitive Analysis Method for Evaluating Water Level Visualization Tools....Pages 241-256 Front Matter....Pages 257-257 Models and Methods to Represent and Explore Phenomena on GIS....Pages 259-267 Front Matter....Pages 257-257 Assessing Cartographic Products for Visual Usability....Pages 269-279 Perception and Recall of Landmarks for Personal Navigation in Nature at Night Versus Day....Pages 281-301 Exploring the Influence of Colour Distance and Legend Position on Choropleth Maps Readability....Pages 303-314 Physiological and Cognitive Aspects of Sound Maps for Representing Quantitative Data and Changes in Data....Pages 315-324 The User Centered Framework for Visualization of Spatial Data Quality....Pages 325-338 Comparing Paper and Digital Topographic Maps Using Eye Tracking....Pages 339-356 Non-photorealistic 3D Visualization in City Maps: An Eye-Tracking Study....Pages 357-367 Generating Cartographic Representations of Volunteered Environmental Noise Data from Mobile Phones....Pages 369-383 Multivariate Data Visualization and Usability: Preliminary Notes....Pages 385-394 Front Matter....Pages 395-395 On Shape Metrics in Cartographic Generalization: A Case Study of the Building Footprint Geometry....Pages 397-407 Analysis of Basic Relations Within Insights of Spatio-Temporal Analysis....Pages 409-423 3D Cartography as a Platform for Remindering Important Historical Events: The Example of the Terezín Memorial....Pages 425-437 Changes in Urban Area Discovered by Analysis of Chosen Places in Old Maps of Liberec....Pages 439-454 Alteration of Graphical Part of Local Flood Management Plans Using Geoinformatics: Scottish and Czech Approaches....Pages 455-465 Mapping a Local Budget Plan: Why and How?....Pages 467-475 Historical Data Processing, Modelling, Reconstruction, Analysis and Visualization of Historical Landscape in the Region of North-West Bohemia....Pages 477-488 Bayesian Mapping of Medical Data....Pages 489-505 Spatial-Temporal Evolution of the Unique Preserved Meandering System in Central Europe....Pages 507-517 Terrain Analysis for Armed Forces....Pages 519-532 Back Matter....Pages 533-534 The fast exchange of information and knowledge are the essential conditions for successful and effective research and practical applications in cartography. For successful research development, it is necessary to follow trends not only in this domain, but also try to adapt new trends and technologies from other areas. Trends in cartography are also quite often topics of many conferences which have the main aim to link research, education and application experts in cartography and GIS & T into one large platform. Such the right place for exchange and sharing of knowledge and skills was also the CARTOCON2014 conference, which took place in Olomouc, Czech Republic, in February 2014 and this book is a compilation of the best and most interesting contributions. The book content consists of four parts. The first part New approaches in map and atlas making collects studies about innovative ways in map production and atlases compilation. Following part of the book Progress in web cartography brings examples and tools for web map presentation. The third part Advanced methods in map use includes achievement of eye-tracking research and users' issues. The final part Cartography in practice and research is a clear evidence that cartography and maps played the significant role in many geosciences and in many branches of the society. Each individual paper is original and has its place in cartography The fast exchange of information and knowledge are the essential conditions for successful and effective research and practical applications in cartography. For successful research development, it is necessary to follow trends not only in this domain, but also try to adapt new trends and technologies from other areas. Trends in cartography are also quite often topics of many conferences which have the main aim to link research, education and application experts in cartography and GIS&T into one large platform. Such the right place for exchange and sharing of knowledge and skills was also the CARTOCON2014 conference, which took place in Olomouc, Czech Republic, in February 2014 and this book is a compilation of the best and most interesting contributions. The book content consists of four parts. The first part New approaches in map and atlas making collects studies about innovative ways in map production and atlases compilation. Following part of the book Progress in web cartography brings examples and tools for web map presentation. The third part Advanced methods in map use includes achievement of eye-tracking research and usersĺl issues. The final part Cartography in practice and research is a clear evidence that cartography and maps played the significant role in many geosciences and in many branches of the society. Each individual paper is original and has its place in cartography