  The visualization and interactive exploration of geo-referenced networks
poses challenges if the network's nodes are not evenly distributed. Our
approach proposes new ways of realizing animated transitions for exploring such
networks from an ego-perspective. We aim to reduce the required screen estate
while maintaining the viewers' mental map of distances and directions. A
preliminary study provides first insights of the comprehensiveness of animated
geographic transitions regarding directional relationships between start and
end point in different projections. Two use cases showcase how ego-perspective
graph exploration can be supported using less screen space than previous
approaches.
