In this article, we present a collective research agenda for mobile-first and responsive
cartographic design. The research agenda explicitly focuses on challenges regarding …

Despite the large and growing prominence of online and mobile maps, they have not been
broadly and systematically examined with a lens informed by traditional cartography. Using …

I ask in this essay: How do user-centered design studies contribute to cartography? Scholars
in related fields increasingly recognize the intellectual value of employing user-centered …

Geographic information increasingly is produced and consumed on mobile devices. The rise
of mobile mapping is challenging traditional design conventions in research, industry, and …

SIGCHI Conference Paper Format Page 1 What is Mobile First Cartographic Design?
Robert E. Roth University of Wisconsin‒Madison Madison, WI, USA | reroth@wisc.edu …

As global smartphone ownership rises, so does the global usage of mobile maps on
smartphones. As mobile map usage increases, it is essential to understand what separates …

Small displays are currently gaining importance as interfaces for geographic information.
More specifically, mobile position-aware devices, such as mobile phones equipped with …

Landmark-based navigation is the most natural concept for humans to navigate themselves
through their environment. It is therefore desirable to incorporate this concept into car and …

The explosion of map use in the past few decades as part of everyday activities, accelerated
through the digital production and dissemination of maps and the availability of low-cost …

Despite their omnipresence in today's society, mobile map design is poorly understood. Very
few scholars have put solid research into what is now one of the most popular ways for …