Metaphor Representation and Analysis of Non-Spatial Data in Map-Like Visualizations

Metaphors are rhetorical devices in linguistics that facilitate the understanding of an unfamiliar concept based on a familiar concept. Map representations are usually referred to as the second language of geo-science studies, and the metaphor method could be applied to maps to visualize non-spatial...

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Main Authors: Rui Xin, Tinghua Ai, Bo Ai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/7/6/225