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1.3. Thematic Navigation

Learning Objectives

You will be able...

  • ...to distinguish between sequential and non-sequential navigation structure.
  • ...to list three thematic navigation structures for Web Pages.
  • ...to name at least three possibilities how thematic navigation can be relised in 2D maps.

Introduction

"There are a lot of wonderfully unpredictable folks out there creating wonderfully unpredictable sites that are based on personal whims, not balanced and thoughtful presentation. Their sites work just fine for them. The problem is they do not work for anyone else. The context is often weak. Relationships between information objects are unclear. Most visitors end up feeling as if they have been asked to solve some devilish riddle, when all they came to do was find a piece of information." (Fleming 1998)

Thematic NavigationThematic Navigation

In this unit we want to show you that not every web page has to end up as it is described above. A good thematic navigation helps the users to find their way through an application.

Thematic navigation is not only used in web pages but also in interactive 2D maps. Most of these maps are thematic maps whose themes can be changed or modified.
We here show you a few possibilities of how to realise thematic navigation in interactive 2D maps.



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