Schematic Maps On Demand
Summary
Schematic special-purpose maps are designed to convey information of limited scope, such as linear cartograms of public transportation lines. A good schematic map requires a lot of work by a skilled graphic artist. The artist tailors her design to a class of potential users and the collection of queries that users might expect to be answered. In contrast to the current situation, this work aims to produce schematic maps on demand: a map is generated in response to a selected set of constraints. Thus, map production is changed from supply-driven to demand-driven.
Project period
01.01.1998 – 01.06.2002
Researchers
Lead: Hurni, Lorenz
Internal: Avelar, Silvania
Funding source
Own resources of the professorship