“The nature of maps and of their use in science and society is in the midst of remarkable change - change that is stimulated by a combination of new scientific and societal needs for geo-referenced information and rapidly evolving technologies that can provide that information in innovative ways. A key issue at the heart of this change is the concept of "visualization."”

—  Alan MacEachren

Source: Exploratory cartographic visualization: advancing the agenda (1997), p. 1

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