Evaluation of Analytical Measures of Map Legibility

The generation of maps in real-time web-services introduces challenges concerning map legibility. As these services lack the important input of a traditional cartographer, analytical measures of the legibility are called for. The aim of this study was to develop such legibility measures, and to eval...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cartographic journal 2011-02, Vol.48 (1), p.41-53
Hauptverfasser:	Stigmar, Hanna, Harrie, Lars
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	analytical measures Areal geology Areal geology. Maps cartography Earth and Related Environmental Sciences Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology expert user tests Geologic maps, cartography Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap legibility Natural Sciences Naturgeografi Naturvetenskap Physical Geography
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Zusammenfassung:	The generation of maps in real-time web-services introduces challenges concerning map legibility. As these services lack the important input of a traditional cartographer, analytical measures of the legibility are called for. The aim of this study was to develop such legibility measures, and to evaluate them with the help of expert users. Measures of the amount of information, spatial distribution and object complexity were developed and evaluated. The results indicated that some of the measures could be used to describe map legibility.
ISSN:	0008-7041 1743-2774
DOI:	10.1179/1743277410Y.0000000002