Schematic maps as an alternative to point coverages when topographic maps are not available

Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 297-303

  Pontikakis, Elissavet ^a   Twaroch, Florian ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cost; GIS; Metro map metaphor; Military sensitivity; National defense; Points of interest; Schematic map; Tourist portal; Visualization; Web map services; Weights

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRAIC OPERATIONS; INFORMATION VISUALIZATION; PLANNING PHASE; POINTS OF INTEREST (POIS); SPATIAL INFORMATIONS; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS; VISUALIZATION METHODS;

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OPTICAL PROJECTORS; VISUALIZATION;

MAPS;

EID: 45149118133     PISSN: 10939547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IV.2006.96     Document Type: Conference Paper

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