Author Archive: Zdeněk Stachoň
Zdeněk Stachoň
29/01/2026
We are pleased to inform about the new collection on “Advances in Geovisualization Evaluation: Methods and Applications” in Springer Nature. Collection Information: Maps are abstract representations that aim to effectively and efficiently communicate spatiotemporal information to the users. Different geovisualization…
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Zdeněk Stachoň
18/09/2025
ICA Commission on User Experience presents a new logo, which will be part of its upcoming visual identity. The logo consists of two main elements: a circular shape and the letters U and X placed at its centre. The circle…
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Zdeněk Stachoň
17/09/2025
We are pleased to introduce MAP-VERSE (MAP Usability – Validated Empirical Research by Systematic Evaluation): a new metadata repository available at https://map-verse.github.io/Repository/, which was established by an international research initiative including members from ICA UX and Geovisualization Commissions. MAP-VERSE provides researchers with structured…
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Zdeněk Stachoň
22/08/2025
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Zdeněk Stachoň
15/08/2025
The UX Commission, as part of the 32nd International Cartographic Conference, is contributing to the organization of the pre-conference workshop MentorMatch: Navigating Careers with Next-Gen Cartographers. During the conference, more than 20 UX-themed presentations will be delivered across 7 sessions….
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Zdeněk Stachoň
04/10/2024
The proceedings of workshop: “Online User Experiments: Seeing What Map Users See without Seeing Them” held ahead of EuroCarto 2024 was published! The presentations are also available for download. For download, request a password by email to mervekeskin1988@gmail.com The workshop…
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Zdeněk Stachoň
05/06/2024
The 9th International Conference on Cartography and GIS to be held in Nessebar from 16 to 25 June 2024. The UX Commission will organize (20 June) a workshop COLLABORATIVE IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS AS A TOOL FOR ENHANCING SOCIAL COHESION: STUDIUM…
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Zdeněk Stachoň
17/03/2024
The upcoming workshop: “Online User Experiments: Seeing What Map Users See without Seeing Them” will be held ahead of EuroCarto 2024! The workshop is jointly organized by the International Cartographic Association (ICA) Commissions on User Experience and Geovisualization as a continuation of a previous ICA workshop “Workshop…
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Zdeněk Stachoň
02/01/2024
UX Commission is cooperating on the 22nd conference Cognition and Artificial Life organized by the Department of Geoinformatics at Palacký University Olomouc and the Department of Information and Library Studies, Masaryk University, Brno. Conference Dates and Venue May 15th – 17th, 2024 Olomouc, Czech…
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Zdeněk Stachoň
01/07/2022
Commission on User eXperience organized a workshop as a part of the 8th International Conference on Cartography and GIS (Nessebar, Bulgaria). The workshop was focused on alternative ways of presenting spatial data in immersive virtual geographic environments. Selected materials are…
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