Title :
Algorithms for cartogram animation
Author :
Ouyang, Min ; Revesz, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Nebraska Univ., Lincoln, NE, USA
Abstract :
We describe several value-by-area cartogram animation algorithms that can be used to visualize geographically distributed continuous spatiotemporal data that often occur in GIS systems. We implemented the algorithms as part of the graphical user interface of the MLPQ/GIS database system
Keywords :
cartography; data visualisation; geographic information systems; graphical user interfaces; temporal databases; visual databases; GIS; MLPQ/GIS database; geographic information system; graphical user interface; spatiotemporal data visualization; value-by-area cartogram animation; Animation; Computational Intelligence Society; Computer science; Data engineering; Data visualization; Database systems; Displays; Geographic Information Systems; Graphical user interfaces; Spatiotemporal phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Database Engineering and Applications Symposium, 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0789-1
DOI :
10.1109/IDEAS.2000.880581
