| Table of Contents | 5 |
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| About the Authors | 7 |
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| Introduction | 15 |
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| Preface | 16 |
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| Paper Committee | 20 |
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| Facilitating the Handling of Interactive Atlases by Dynamic Grouping of Functions – The Example of “ Smart Legend” | 23 |
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| Abstract | 23 |
| 1 From Digital Maps to Interactive Multimedia Atlas Information Systems ( MAIS) | 24 |
| 2 The Basic Framework: Classification of MAIS Functionality | 25 |
| 3 The Implication of MAIS Functionality on the GUI Design | 27 |
| 4 Adaptive Grouping of Functions for the “Smart Legend” Concept | 30 |
| 5 Conclusions | 37 |
| References | 39 |
| A User-defined Virtual Reality Chart for Track Control Navigation and Hydrographic Data Acquisition | 41 |
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| Abstract | 41 |
| 1 Introduction | 42 |
| 2 Review | 44 |
| 3 Aim and Scope | 47 |
| 4 Methodology | 49 |
| 5 Results and Discussion | 56 |
| 6 Conclusions | 59 |
| Acknowledgments | 61 |
| References | 62 |
| Appendix: Focus Group Questions and Summarised Feedback | 63 |
| Mechanisms on Graphical Core Variables in the Design of Cartographic 3D City Presentations | 67 |
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| Abstract | 67 |
| 1 Introduction | 68 |
| 2 Concepts of Virtual 3D City Presentations | 69 |
| 3 Design Procedures for Virtual 3D Cities | 70 |
| 4 The Critical Interplay of Graphical Variables and 3D Design Mechanisms | 73 |
| 5 Approaches of Non-photorealistic Rendering | 76 |
| 6 Conclusions | 79 |
| References | 80 |
| An Egocentric Urban Viewshed: A Method for Landmark Visibility Mapping for Pedestrian Location Based Services | 82 |
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| Abstract | 82 |
| 1 Visibility Modelling and Pedestrian Navigation | 83 |
| 2 Visibility Analysis | 84 |
| 3 Calculating Egocentric Visibility for LBS | 86 |
| 4 Visibility Implementation for LBS | 87 |
| 5 Implementation and Evaluation | 94 |
| 6 Conclusions and Future Work | 102 |
| Acknowledgements | 104 |
| References | 104 |
| A Multi-scale Dynamic Map Using Cartograms to Reflect User Focus | 107 |
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| Abstract | 107 |
| 1 Introduction | 108 |
| 2 Review | 112 |
| 3. Methods | 116 |
| 4. Results and Analysis | 121 |
| 5 Discussion | 125 |
| 6. Conclusions and Future Work | 127 |
| Exploring Tessellation Metaphors in the Display of Geographical Uncertainty | 133 |
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| Abstract | 133 |
| 1 Introduction | 134 |
| 2 Uncertainty | 138 |
| 3 The Visualisation of Uncertainty | 140 |
| 4 Metaphors | 142 |
| 5 The Experiment | 147 |
| 6 Discussion and Conclusions | 154 |
| Simulation and Representation of the Positional Errors of Boundary and Interior Regions in Maps | 161 |
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| Abstract | 161 |
| 1 Introduction | 162 |
| 2 Theoretical Background | 164 |
| 3 Materials and Methods | 170 |
| 4 Discussion of the Results | 181 |
| 5 Conclusions | 185 |
| Global Morphometric Maps of Mars, Venus, and the Moon | 190 |
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| Abstract | 190 |
| 1 Introduction | 191 |
| 2 Materials and Methods | 191 |
| 3 Results and Discussion | 194 |
| 4 Conclusions | 206 |
| Acknowledgments | 206 |
| Scalability of Techniques for Online Geographic Visualization of Web Site Hits | 212 |
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| Abstract | 212 |
| 1 Introduction | 213 |
| 2 Background | 214 |
| 3 Technique Selection | 217 |
| 4 Experimental Design | 223 |
| 5 Results and Discussion | 226 |
| 6 Conclusions and Future Work | 233 |
| AFTERWORD Developing Concepts for an Affective Atlas | 237 |
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| Abstract | 237 |
| 2 Engaging in Cartography as Everyday Practice | 240 |
| 3 Back to the Future: Web 2.0 and Cartography | 241 |
| 4 Maps of Place into Maps of Space | 243 |
| 5 Augmented Place | 244 |
| 6 Maps and Affect | 246 |
| 7 ‘The Academy’ vs ‘The Innovationist’ | 248 |
| 8 Future Research | 249 |
| 9 Pilot Project | 250 |
| 10 Conclusions - Application of Computers and a Different Production Model | 251 |
