Concepts for the Cartographic Visualization of Landmarks (original) (raw)

Landmarks are an indispensable part of maps in mobile cartography applications. In this paper we propose a design concept for the visualization of building landmarks in mobile maps. We consider four categories of building landmarks: well-known shops (trade chains), shops referenced by their type, buildings with a specific name or function and buildings described by characteristic visual aspects and examine how each of these groups is most effectively visualized. Possible visualizations differ in their abstraction levels, ranging from photo realistic image presentations, over drawings, sketches and icons to abstract symbols and words. As a guideline to designers we provide a matrix representation of the design space from which possible and recommended presentation styles for each building type can be identified.