Effect of Size, Shape and Map Background in Cartographic Visualization: Experimental Study on Czech and Chinese Populations

• Autoři: STACHOŇ Zdeněk; ŠAŠINKA Čeněk; ČENĚK Jiří; ANGSÜSSER Stephan; KUBÍČEK Petr; ŠTĚRBA Zbyněk; BILÍKOVÁ Martina
• Rok publikování: 2018
• Druh: Článek v odborném periodiku
• Časopis / Zdroj: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
• Fakulta / Pracoviště MU: Přírodovědecká fakulta
• www: Full Text
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi7110427
• Klíčová slova: cartography; cross-cultural research; geometric map symbols; graphic variables; visual perception; visualization
• Popis: This paper deals with the issue of the perceptual aspects of selected graphic variables (specifically shape and size) and map background in cartographic visualization. The continued experimental study is based on previous findings and the presupposed cross-cultural universality of shape and size as a graphic variable. The results bring a new perspective on the usage of shape, size and presence/absence of background as graphic variables, as well as a comparison to previous studies. The results suggest that all examined variables influence the speed of processing. Respondents (Czech and Chinese, N = 69) identified target stimuli faster without a map background, with larger stimuli, and with triangular and circular shapes. Czech respondents were universally faster than Chinese respondents. The implications of our research were discussed, and further directions were outlined.

Související projekty

• Vliv metod kartografické vizualizace na úspěšnost řešení praktických a výukových prostorových úloh
• Dynamické mapovací metody orientované na řízení rizik a katastrof v éře velkých dat