“…During our last action-research project (2015-2017), researchers in communication studies led an evaluative task throughout the whole duration of the project, from the production to the use of 3D geovisualizations. From a communication studies perspective, 3D geovisualizations are considered as techno-semiotic devices, that is to say an arrangement of objective elements aimed at semiotic and cognitive performance [47][48][49]. As shown in Figure 4, the produced 3D geovisualizations combine iconic, figurative, plastic, linguistic and diagram elements, as well as exogenous documents, such as photographs from previous floods (archives).…”