Dynamic Cartography for a GL WorldNicki Dlugash, MapboxMaps that change in real time? Web maps rendered client-side are interactive on a whole new level – and seamless zooming, 360-degree rotation, and perspective views are just the beginning. When designing a map that incorporates dynamic style transitions or 3D geometry, new cartographic challenges abound. How do you dynamically change fill patterns? How do you place labels on a map with geometry that dynamically rotates, distorts, or gains another dimension? I'll discuss various challenges and possible solutions using examples of maps created with Mapbox GL for this game-changing world of client-side vector rendering.
http://nickidlugash.com/nacis2015-cartography-for-gl.pdfhttp://nickidlugash.com/nacis2015-cartography-for-gl-notes.pdf
Beyond Speed and Accuracy, Let's Focus on Engagement and Memorability: Creating New Instruments for Evaluating Cartographic AnimationsJoanna Merson, Arizona State UniversityAnimated maps are captivating, but traditional user studies often write them off as uninformative and distracting. I am seeking to identify the balance point. This presentation identifies common uses of animation in cartography to determine 1) how and why animated techniques are leveraged and 2) how they are evaluated. A critique will be presented to express strengths and limitations of traditional speed/accuracy style assessments. Then I will present the framework and preliminary results for a user study that supplements speed and accuracy with measures of engagement and memorability: the "understanding, engagement, recall" method.
https://speakerdeck.com/nvkelso/beyond-speed-and-accuracy-lets-focus-on-engagement-and-memorability
