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Automatic Annotation Placement for Interactive Maps
| Content Provider | CiteSeerX |
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| Author | Kaneider, Daniel Seifried, Thomas Haller, Michael |
| Abstract | Situation maps play an important role in planning and deci-sion making in emergency response centers. Important infor-mation such as operating units or hazards is usually shown on these maps. Arranging the huge amount of information can be challenging for operators, as this information should always be visible while not occluding important regions of the underlying geographic map. As large interactive white-boards are increasingly replacing traditional analog maps, new ways to assist with arranging information can be pro-vided. In this paper, we present a new approach for placing annotations automatically on top of a map. For finding the optimal placement, our metrics are based on geographic fea-tures, on the users ’ sketched input, and on the annotations geometry itself. Moreover, we also added additional features to minimize occlusions for multiple annotations. First results were highly promising and showed that our approach im-proves input performance while keeping an optimal view of the map. Author Keywords GIS; annotation placement; large display; situation map |
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| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Interactive Map Automatic Annotation Placement Situation Map Underlying Geographic Map Multiple Annotation Additional Feature Annotation Placement Important Infor-mation Author Keywords Gi Deci-sion Making Large Interactive White-boards Optimal View Approach Im-proves Input Performance Huge Amount Important Region Traditional Analog Map Large Display New Way Geographic Fea-tures Optimal Placement Emergency Response Center First Result |
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