Most work with geospatial data, whether for scientific analysis, urban and environmental
planning, or business decision making is carried out by groups. In contrast, geographic …

In this paper, we focus on extending geovisualization methods and tools to support the work
of groups. More specifically, we consider the role of map-based displays in facilitating …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides a conceptual framework for research and practice
in geovisualization and for visualization as a facilitator for group work with geospatial …

Current mapping and related geospatial technologies are not designed to support group
work and we have a limited theoretical or practical basis from which to extend (or reinvent) …

Geographic research, decision-making and education are, more than ever before, group
activities. The methods and tools of cartography and geographic information systems …

This paper addresses a key problem in the development of visual‐analytical collaborative
tools, how to design map‐based displays to enable productive group work. We introduce a …

Maps and geographic information systems (GISystems) both encode spatial relationships in
structured formal representations. These representations enable shared understanding of …

This article summarizes the results of the workshop on Visualization, Analytics & Spatial
Decision Support, which took place at the GIScience conference in September 2006. The …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides an introduction of methods and research
questions associated with user-centered geovisualization tool design, bridging the gap …

This special issue of CartograPhy and GeograPhicInformation Science presents the results
of an international collaboration todelineate afour-part research agenda for geovisualization …