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Evaluation of the method+• Provides a different view• Cartograms are comparable• Usable for complicated structures-• Abstraction cumbersome and time consuming• Distorted imageConclusion• Usable, abstraction not very sensible96Evaluation of the methodOn the positive sideIt provides a different view on the road and the context. Seeing things from a differentperspective is always enriching for a research or a design.It provides cartograms that can be compared at will. The results can be easily interpreted.It provides a possibility to analyze complicated large scale structures.Translating a ring to a straight figure (as in the case of 'A view from the road'), preventsthe inside of the schema being more cramped and the outside more spatious. This inturn could lead to a distorted impression of the relative importance of the inside andthe outside.On the negative sideThe translation of real distances to abstract distances is cumbersome and timeconsuming. Remember this translation must be made for everey aspect that isinvestigated and not only for the basic diagramThe image is distorted. In the Eindhoven case the distortion is not very big, but in theexample of Holland Boulevard it is substantial. Research has shown that people find itdifficult up to impossible to relate an abstract schema to real topography and realexperience (research concerning abstract maps of underground railways).ConclusionPerhaps the translation to an abstract schema is not useful, the method might just as wellbe used in a figure that is geographical correct, although cross sections will alwayshave to be exaggerated.96