Open AccessThe importance of visualization in cartographic communication
Author(s) -
Vesna Ikonović,
Dragana Živković,
Aleksandar Djordjević
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
glasnik srpskog geografskog društva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-078X
pISSN - 0350-3593
DOI - 10.2298/gsgd1104159i
Subject(s) - visualization , computer science , intuition , scientific visualization , computer graphics , presentation (obstetrics) , information visualization , graphics , data presentation , visual analytics , data visualization , field (mathematics) , geovisualization , creative visualization , data science , human–computer interaction , computer graphics (images) , artificial intelligence , cognitive science , mathematics , medicine , psychology , documentation , pure mathematics , radiology , programming language
Visualization is a field of computer graphics which explores the analytical and communication possibilities of visual presentation. Visualization explores the possibilities of using images, similar to three-dimensional world, as models so that analysis and communication can be improved. Visualization depends on new computer techniques of data analysis and presentation, as well as on the accuracy, exactness and form of said data. Visualization is a scientific tool, but its application demands art, imagination and intuition. Visualization demands the use of the latest and the best computer technology