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Travails in the Third Dimension: A Critical Evaluation of Three‐Dimensional Geographical Visualization

Published 18 April 2008
Ifan D. H. Shepherd
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TL;DR

Questions about the role of the third dimension in data visualization are posed, based on the extensive literature on data and information visualization; visual perception research; computer games technology; and the author’s experiments with a prototype 3D data visualization system.

Abstract

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction What is gained by going from 2D to 3D? Some problems with 3D views Conclusions Acknowledgements References

Keywords

PsychologyEarth and Planetary Sciences