Abstract :
Analyzing observations over time and geography is a common task but typically requires multiple, separate tools. The objective of our research has been to develop a method to visualize, and work with, the spatial interconnectedness of information over time and geography within a single, highly interactive 3D view. A novel visualization technique for displaying and tracking events, objects and activities within a combined temporal and geospatial display has been developed. This technique has been implemented as a demonstratable prototype called GeoTime in order to determine potential utility. Initial evaluations have been with military users. However, we believe the concept is applicable to a variety of government and business analysis tasks
Keywords :
data analysis; data visualisation; geographic information systems; interactive systems; spatiotemporal phenomena; temporal databases; tracking; visual databases; GeoTime information visualization; business analysis tasks; geography; geospatial display; interactive 3D view; link analysis; military users; spatiotemporal phenomena; visual data analysis; Animation; Data analysis; Data visualization; Displays; Geographic Information Systems; Geography; Humans; Information analysis; Military computing; Spatiotemporal phenomena; 3-D visualization; geospatial; interactive visualization; link analysis; spatiotemporal; visual data analysis;
