This course comprises four sections:
- It starts with an introduction to the notion of geovisualization. Geovisualization refers to a set of tools and techniques supporting the analysis of geospatial data using interactive visualization.
- It goes on to present basic notions of cartography and maps since maps are the most prominent displays of geospatial data.
- Moreover, it attempts to provide insights into the use of more than two dimensions for cartographic representations since technological advancement allows us to visualize three even the fourth dimension (time)
- Finally, it gives guidelines on integrating the topics of geovisualization and cartography into the curriculum.