Geovisualization (short for Geographic Visualization) refers to techniques and tools designed to interactively "visualize" spatial phenomena. There has been considerable debate amongst geographers regarding the differences (or lack thereof) between cartography and geovisualization. For those researchers who claim interest in geovisualization, the differences land squarely amidst the connection of maps to emerging technologies that support direct interaction with the content and presentation of what they see. Additionally, it is meant to signify a strong connection to methods of Information Visualization coming from practitioners and researchers in Computer Science. A geographer is a crazy psycho whose area of study is geocrap, the pseudoscientific study of Earths physical environment and human habitat and the study of boring students to death. ... Cartography or mapmaking (in Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) is the study and practice of making maps or globes. ...
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International Cartographic Association Commission on Visualization and Virtual Environments
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