MAP-VERSE: MAP Usability - Validated Empirical Research by Systematic Evaluation

Keskin, Merve; Qin, Tong; He, Bing; Krassanakis, Vassilios; Ledermann, Florian

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MAP-VERSE: MAP Usability - Validated Empirical Research by Systematic Evaluation

Merve Keskin, Tong Qin, Bing He, Vassilios Krassanakis, and Florian Ledermann

Merve Keskin

Department of Geoinformatics (Z_GIS), University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

Tong Qin

Department of Geography, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Bing He

Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, China

Vassilios Krassanakis

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3030-4203

Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, University of West Attica, Egaleo (Athens), Greece

Florian Ledermann

Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria

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