kaartumisena
kaartumisena is an Estonian term used to describe the presentation of information in map form, that is, as a map. It denotes a mode of representation in which geographic data and spatial relationships are conveyed primarily through a map rather than text or tables. The term is more common in discussions of cartography, data visualization, and GIS contexts than in everyday language.
In linguistic and stylistic descriptions, kaartumisena can function as a nominalized form expressing role or state,
The word combines kaart- (map) with nominalizing and role-indicating suffixes, reflecting its meaning “as a map.”
Because kaartumisena is not a standard everyday term, its use is somewhat specialized, and in many texts
See also: cartography, data visualization, geographic information systems, Estonian grammar.