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The Waiting is the Hardest Part: Why Map Portals Don’t Work, Part V

“Why Map Portals Don’t Work” is a five-part exploration of why the dominant visual grammar of GIS interfaces serves its public audience so poorly and continues to diverge from the best practices found most everywhere else on the web. Read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV.  On February 27th, I will be joining […]

An Iconography of Confusion: Why Map Portals Don’t Work, Part IV

“Why Map Portals Don’t Work” is a five-part exploration of why the dominant visual grammar of GIS interfaces serves its public audience so poorly and continues to diverge from the best practices found most everywhere else on the web. Read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part V.  On February 27th, I will be joining […]

The Tyranny of “Requirements”: Why Map Portals Don’t Work, Part III

“Why Map Portals Don’t Work” is a five-part exploration of why the dominant visual grammar of GIS interfaces serves its public audience so poorly and continues to diverge from the best practices found most everywhere else on the web. Read Part I, Part II, Part IV, Part V.  On February 27th, I will be joining […]