Evaluating the usability of visualization methods in an exploratory geovisualization environment

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 425-448

  Koua, E L ^a   Maceachren, A ^b   Kraak, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geovisualization; Self organizing map; Usability; Visual exploration

Indexed keywords

GIS; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 33646796015     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 17417546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810600607550     Document Type: Article

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