Map Design for the Internet

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Summary

To successfully transmit spatial information, maps must be well designed. There exists a canon of design guidelines for paper maps, but a concise compilation of guidelines for the design of web maps is currently not available. This project contributes to this need by developing recommendations and guidelines specific to the design of web maps. Topics include the choice of a viewing technology; the influence of limited screen resolution and anti-aliasing; minimum dimensions and distances for map features; the generalization of information density and geometry; problems of screen typography; color rendition; and the design of user-friendly navigation tools.

Project period

01.01.2001 – ?

Researchers

Lead: Hurni, Lorenz
Internal: Jenny, Bernhard Jost. Räber, Stefan.

Funding source

Own resources of the professorship

Partner

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Web

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Publications

Jenny, B. 2005. Cisalpin – eine neue Kartenschrift. Kartographische Nachrichten, (18), 57-58.

Jenny, Bernhard; Kelso, Nathaniel Vaughn. Color design for the color vision impaired. Cartographic perspectives, North American Cartographic Information Society, (58), Milwaukee, WI, 61–67. 2007.

Jenny, Bernhard; Kelso, Nathaniel Vaughn. Designing maps for the colour vision impaired. Bulletin of the Society of Cartographers SoC, SoC, (41), Cambridge, 9-12. 2007.

Räber, St.; Jenny B.. Karten im Netz – ein Plädoyer für mediengerechte Kartengrafik. Asche H. und Ch. Herrmann (Hrsg.): Web.Mapping 2: Telekartographie, Geovisualisierung und mobile Geodienste. Heidelberg, Deutschland: Wichmann, 57–76. 2003.