Minisymposium Presentation

Increasingly complex GeoAI models produce visual results that suggest more clarity and certainty than they often contain. Seductive graphics suggest clarity and continuity and gloss over ambiguities in favor of coherent depictions of consumable and readable graphic representations. This presentation will discuss how the challenge of visually representing uncertainty was addressed in the mapping of agroforestry in the highlands of Bali, Indonesia and the tradeoffs required to address uncertainty. Based on those practical observations, I will discuss how uncertainty inherent in complex Earth models are compromised in seductive game-like visualizations, and how presentations of presumed clarity may impact public perception of climate modelling and the ability to counter climate change.