From Maps to Meaning: An Exploratory Study of Generative AI Models’ Use of Statistical Maps

Solarz, Marta; Gołębiowska, Izabela

doi:10.5194/ica-abs-10-271-2025

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From Maps to Meaning: An Exploratory Study of Generative AI Models’ Use of Statistical Maps

Marta Solarz and Izabela Gołębiowska

Marta Solarz

Department of Geoinformatics, Cartography and Remote Sensing, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Izabela Gołębiowska

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4307-7054

Department of Geoinformatics, Cartography and Remote Sensing, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

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