A first step towards a framework for presenting the location of confidential point data on maps-results of an empirical perceptual study

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 813-822

  Leitner, M ^a   Curtis, A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartographic design; Geographic masking; Perceptual research; Spatial confidentiality

Indexed keywords

CARTOGRAPHY; DATA PROCESSING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GIS; MAPPING METHOD; STATISTICAL APPLICATION;

EID: 33749865807     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 17417546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810600711261     Document Type: Article

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