geospatial-and-cartographic-visualization
Geospatial and Cartographic Visualization
Overview
Use this skill when place, projection, movement, or spatial adjacency matter analytically, or when the product surface genuinely needs a map interaction model. Do not use maps by reflex just because there is a latitude, longitude, or region name in the dataset.
Default assumption: use a map only when geography is part of the reasoning or when the product truly needs a map surface. If the task is comparison, ranking, or distribution across regions, a non-map view may be clearer. Distinguish analytical cartography from product-map UX early.
Mobile map users are common and often primary. Use ../../references/foundations/mobile-first-responsive-visualization.md when choosing marker density, label strategy, portrait/landscape behavior, touch gestures, geolocation/camera/AR capability use, and spotty tile or data connections.