Empirical Study on Recognition of Spatial Patterns in Choropleth Maps Using Hexagonal Shaped Units

Karsznia, Izabela; Gołębiowska, Izabela; Korycka-Skorupa, Jolanta; Nowacki, Tomasz

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Empirical Study on Recognition of Spatial Patterns in Choropleth Maps Using Hexagonal Shaped Units

Izabela Karsznia, Izabela Gołębiowska, Jolanta Korycka-Skorupa, and Tomasz Nowacki

Izabela Karsznia

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

Jolanta Korycka-Skorupa

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7737-3559

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

Tomasz Nowacki

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

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