In this contribution, the linkage between the fields of HCI
and geography is outlined and explored mostly from a
geographer’s perspective. In particular, the linkage between
the areas of geographical information science and
cartography on the one hand and HCI and usability
engineering on the other shows that, while some attention is
being paid to insights from both sides, there is a
disciplinary gap that makes more integrated interactions
challenging. In the places where there are sustained
interactions, benefits occur to both sides. The paper ends
with identification of some of the contributions that each
side can make to the field of Geographical HCI (GeoHCI).