Henry Johns Award 2023 goes to department

The Henry Johns Award for 2023, presented annually by the British Cartographic Society in collaboration with Lovell Johns for the most significant article published in The Cartographic Journal, has been awarded this year to a team of authors led by Dr. Markéta Beitlová.

The editorial board of The Cartographic Journal selected the winning article, “Verification of Cartographic Communication Models Using Detection of Map Reading Strategies Based on Eye Movement Recording,” authored by Markéta Beitlová, Stanislav Popelka, Martin Konopka, and Karel Macků, from over twenty nominated submissions.

This article was recognized for its significant empirical findings, which contribute to a better understanding of the map-reading process and encourage a revision of theoretical frameworks in cartographic communication.

The award also includes a monetary prize, which the team has decided to donate to the SOS Floods Czech Republic campaign, organized by the non-governmental nonprofit organization People in Need.

The authors would like to extend their thanks to all the former students who participated in the experiment and provided their maps as stimuli for the study.