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Together, we yield exemplary cartographic presentations that describe
aspects of the sonic environment. Further hypothetical examples of
visualization are conceivable, such as spatial reach or soundmarks within
soundscape research or the depiction of noise limit values in combination
with demographic and socio-economic data.
7- Conclusion
This contribution addresses the shortage of appropriate tools supporting an
interdisciplinary discourse about the sonic environment by providing a
visual communication framework for its systematic description. We
created fundamental building blocks for the spatial visualization of sound
and offer guidelines for an audio cartography.
The guidelines meet essential design challenges as they provide the means
to envision and map sound in large-scale environments. We are able to
transfer auditory stimuli systematically to visual metaphors by
accomplishing a consistent visual encoding of acoustic parameters. A
multifunctional and -disciplinary usage of the design is expected by
facilitating a modular usage while fostering the continuation or
modification of the guidelines. In subsequent work, we apply our
encodings and mapped them onto cartographic presentations. We show
that our suggestions support an integrated map design and graphical
intersection with other topographical objects.
We aim at an automation of our guidelines based on certain use cases. This
approach assembles the compilation of design patterns and libraries which
would enrich the functionality of audio cartography. It would be of great
value to get empirical feedback via crowdsourcing as a possible means of
validation.
Acknowledgments
The noise mapping data are provided by Lärmkontor GmbH, Hamburg. The authors wish to
thank REAP Research Group at HCU University for the useful algorithms and valuable feedback.
