Visual Analytics
Research Agenda in Visual Analytics
Amy Griffin, MSc, PhD
Senior Lecturer
UNSW Canberra
Travis White, PhD (ABD)
Student
University of Kansas
Carolyn Fish
PhD Candidate
The Pennsylvania State University
Beate Tomio
PLATH Group
Haosheng Huang, PhD
Research Group Leader
University of Zürich
Claudia Sluter
Professor
Federal University of Parana - UFPR
João Vitor Bravo
PhD student
Federal University of Paraná
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Sara Irina Fabrikant, PhD
Professor
University of Zürich
Susanne Bleisch, PhD
Professor
FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Melissa Yamada
Federal University of Paraná
Pericles Picanco, Jr.
PhD Student
Universidade Federal do Parana
Anthony Robinson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Geography
The Pennsylvania State University
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, location-aware devices, has made the job of cartographers and map display designers more challenging. Yet, how do these recent changes affect effective map design? Can we accurately predict which designs will work for a given context? We investigate the concepts of design transferability, context, and relevance, and their potential to help us create map design outcomes that are effective for varying map use situations. We then present a model for operationalizing map use context to support evaluating map design transferability and pose several open research questions that need to be answered to support operationalizing map use context. This is followed by a research agenda that identifies research opportunities related to key research needs that will underpin transferable map design.
