“When information is sent from robots or remote sensors to a computer interface that representing the information as items on a geographic information system (GIS) map, the items can often be effectively co-located. Items effectively co-located present a visual issue because the items visually overlap to the point that only one item is truly visible. The long-term objective of the Effectively Co-located GIS Map Items project is to develop graceful and useful methods to visually display these items. This particular project will focus on identifying when items are effectively co-located and then developing and implementing one or more methods to visually present these items.”

Visualization mockup depicting an "stack" of items and the corrisponding "unstacking" visualization.

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