Bettina Speckmann
Geovisualization and cartography are two related fields which are concerned with the (interactive) visualization and exploration of geographic data, often in terms of (thematic) maps. Computer science has played an ever increasing role in developing sophisticated procedures - algorithms - to facilitate automated, online, on demand map creation, as well as interactive visualizations, which enable users to explore ever larger spatial data sets.
In this talk I will present a variety of geovisualization methods (and hint at the underlying algorithmic techniques), focussing mostly on thematic maps.