Using Geographical Information Systems for Decision Making: Extending Cognitive Fit Theory to Map-Based Presentations

Information Systems Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 194-203

  Dennis, Alan R ^a   Carte, Traci A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive Fit; Geographical Information Systems; Graphics; Maps

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPS;

COGNITIVE FIT; COGNITIVE FIT THEORY; DECISION MAKERS; GEOGRAPHIC AREAS; GRAPHICS; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032341069     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.9.2.194     Document Type: Article

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