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This bachelor’s thesis focuses on analyzing users’ cognitive strategies when interpreting static cartographic works using eye-tracking data. For this analysis, an advanced nonlinear method called Recurrent Quantification Analysis (RQA) was used, which, unlike traditional linear metrics, allows for the detection of hidden dynamic structures and systematic patterns in fixation sequences. To fulfill the thesis assignment, previously collected data from the experiment in the master’s thesis User Testing of Color Scales in Cartography (Vítková 2024) was used. The data are analyzed in three scenarios using RQA metrics, specifically Recurrence Rate, Determinism, and Laminarity. Based on the results, the author critically assesses the applicability of RQA in cartography and, based on the findings, recommends an approach for the most suitable application of RQA in cartography.
The result of this work is a computational and methodological foundation for the application of RQA in cartographic research. The work demonstrates the ability of these metrics to detect differences in the visual strategies of individual users in the map-use process.