In the last years, several studies have proven that humans may largely benefit from the adoption of visual languages and visual techniques in many critical activities related to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), ranging from design of geographic databases, to interoperability support, to decision-making support. GIS community is evolving towards a wider and demanding audience, whose interests are mostly directed to GIS functions enabling to conduct spatial analysis and derive new information in specific domains, without having to face expensive investments. Therefore, an increasing attention is being devoted to researches aiming at bridging the gap between advanced geographic management techniques and practical problem-solving. Taking such a trend into account, the focus of this special issue is on papers which pose research challenges and propose new ideas and approaches to improve human interaction with different aspects of GIS.
Visual Languages and Techniques for Human – GIS Interaction
SEBILLO, Monica Maria Lucia;TORTORA, Genoveffa;VITIELLO, Giuliana
2007-01-01
Abstract
In the last years, several studies have proven that humans may largely benefit from the adoption of visual languages and visual techniques in many critical activities related to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), ranging from design of geographic databases, to interoperability support, to decision-making support. GIS community is evolving towards a wider and demanding audience, whose interests are mostly directed to GIS functions enabling to conduct spatial analysis and derive new information in specific domains, without having to face expensive investments. Therefore, an increasing attention is being devoted to researches aiming at bridging the gap between advanced geographic management techniques and practical problem-solving. Taking such a trend into account, the focus of this special issue is on papers which pose research challenges and propose new ideas and approaches to improve human interaction with different aspects of GIS.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.