Geovisualization

Recent developments in information and communication technology (ICT) have introduced many new opportunities, and have influenced many scientific disciplines in application of their methods and techniques. From a mapping perspective, this includes cartography and related disciplines like scientific visualization, image analysis and remote sensing, information visualization, exploratory data analysis, visual analytics, and GI Science. Interactivity and dynamics are prominent keywords and allow one not only to apply maps and diagrams to present-known facts but also to analyze and explore unknown data. The environment in which the maps and diagrams are used has also changed and often includes coordinated multiple views display via the Internet. This allows for simultaneous alternative views of the data and stimulates visual thinking, resulting in geovisualization.