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... > social science subjects > geography > geoinformatics > geographic information science > analytical methods > geovisualization
... > social science subjects > geography > geoinformatics > geographic information science > geographical visualization > geovisualization

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geovisualization  

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  • Geovisualization, or geographic visualization, is an approach and a process through which maps and graphics are used to gain insight from geographic information. An emerging field within geographic information science, it focuses on using dynamic and interactive graphics to generate ideas from digital data sets but is loosely bounded due to the multitude of disciplines that contribute to this aim and uses to which such activity can be put. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Geovisualization]

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