Exploring the Influence of Colour Distance and Legend Position on Choropleth Maps Readability
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<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07926-4_23" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07926-4_23</a>
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<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07926-4_23" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-3-319-07926-4_23</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Exploring the Influence of Colour Distance and Legend Position on Choropleth Maps Readability
Original language description
This paper describes design and results of an experiment, which was aimed at exploring the influence of colour distance and legend position on map users' ability to correctly interpret choropleth maps. Participants of the experiment were asked to find depicted area on the choropleth map and match it with the corresponding legend class by its colour. Experimental stimuli cover five levels of colour distance between neighbouring classes of choropleth maps (?E00 = 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10) and six different legend positions within the map sheet. The colour distance was determined by the method CIEDE2000. Results of the experiment were based primarily on analysing the accuracy of answers, and analysing duration of fixations in defined areas of interest. Researchproved that increasing colour distance has a positive influence on the ability of users to interpret choropleth maps correctly. Legend position was not found to be significantly important factor of map readability. It was also proved, tha
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Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
DE - Earth magnetism, geodesy, geography
OECD FORD branch
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Project
<a href="/en/project/EE2.3.20.0170" target="_blank" >EE2.3.20.0170: Building of Research Team in the Field of Environmental Modeling and the Use of Geoinformation Systems with the Consequence in Participation in International Networks and Programs</a><br>
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P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
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Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Book/collection name
Modern Trends in Cartography
ISBN
978-3-319-07925-7
Number of pages of the result
12
Pages from-to
303-314
Number of pages of the book
534
Publisher name
Springer International Publishing
Place of publication
Heidelberg
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