Moore / Cartwright / Drecki Geospatial Vision

New Dimensions in Cartography
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-70970-1
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 234 Seiten

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography

This book contains selected papers from participants at the 4th National Cartographic Conference GeoCart'2008, held in Auckland, New Zealand in September 2008. It provides a contribution to the literature related to contemporary Geoinformation and Cartography as part of the Springer - ries 'Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography'. The series aims to provide publications that highlight the research and professional acti- ties taking place in this exciting discipline area. Books published thus far cover a wide range of topics and their content reflects the diverse nature of interests of contributors in the field. The GeoCart conferences are held every two years and attract attendees from Australasia and globally. They offer a forum for reflecting on past practices, exploring future possibilities and reporting on the findings of - search undertakings. They make valuable contributions to the theory and praxis of Geoinformation and Cartography. The editors of this book, Antoni Moore, from the University of Otago, and Igor Drecki, from the University of Auckland, have provided contri- tions that fall under the categories of representation, egocentric mapping, the exploration of tangible and intangible geographical phenomena by v- ual means and Web mapping. The chapters provide valuable information from contributors that illustrate the exciting developments in the dis- pline. I applaud the efforts of the editors and authors for providing this work as an insight into their fields of activity. I hope that you find this book, from the land of the Long White Cloud, a valuable resource.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cartwright, William

Gartner, Georg

Meng, Liqiu

Moore, Antoni

Drecki, Igor

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Table of Contents;5
2;About the Authors;7
3;Introduction;15
4;Preface;16
5;Paper Committee;20
6;Facilitating the Handling of Interactive Atlases by Dynamic Grouping of Functions – The Example of “ Smart Legend”;23
6.1;Abstract;23
6.2;1 From Digital Maps to Interactive Multimedia Atlas Information Systems ( MAIS);24
6.3;2 The Basic Framework: Classification of MAIS Functionality;25
6.4;3 The Implication of MAIS Functionality on the GUI Design;27
6.5;4 Adaptive Grouping of Functions for the “Smart Legend” Concept;30
6.6;5 Conclusions;37
6.7;References;39
7;A User-defined Virtual Reality Chart for Track Control Navigation and Hydrographic Data Acquisition;41
7.1;Abstract;41
7.2;1 Introduction;42
7.3;2 Review;44
7.4;3 Aim and Scope;47
7.5;4 Methodology;49
7.6;5 Results and Discussion;56
7.7;6 Conclusions;59
7.8;Acknowledgments;61
7.9;References;62
7.10;Appendix: Focus Group Questions and Summarised Feedback;63
8;Mechanisms on Graphical Core Variables in the Design of Cartographic 3D City Presentations;67
8.1;Abstract;67
8.2;1 Introduction;68
8.3;2 Concepts of Virtual 3D City Presentations;69
8.4;3 Design Procedures for Virtual 3D Cities;70
8.5;4 The Critical Interplay of Graphical Variables and 3D Design Mechanisms;73
8.6;5 Approaches of Non-photorealistic Rendering;76
8.7;6 Conclusions;79
8.8;References;80
9;An Egocentric Urban Viewshed: A Method for Landmark Visibility Mapping for Pedestrian Location Based Services;82
9.1;Abstract;82
9.2;1 Visibility Modelling and Pedestrian Navigation;83
9.3;2 Visibility Analysis;84
9.4;3 Calculating Egocentric Visibility for LBS;86
9.5;4 Visibility Implementation for LBS;87
9.6;5 Implementation and Evaluation;94
9.7;6 Conclusions and Future Work;102
9.8;Acknowledgements;104
9.9;References;104
10;A Multi-scale Dynamic Map Using Cartograms to Reflect User Focus;107
10.1;Abstract;107
10.2;1 Introduction;108
10.3;2 Review;112
10.4;3. Methods;116
10.5;4. Results and Analysis;121
10.6;5 Discussion;125
10.7;6. Conclusions and Future Work;127
11;Exploring Tessellation Metaphors in the Display of Geographical Uncertainty;133
11.1;Abstract;133
11.2;1 Introduction;134
11.3;2 Uncertainty;138
11.4;3 The Visualisation of Uncertainty;140
11.5;4 Metaphors;142
11.6;5 The Experiment;147
11.7;6 Discussion and Conclusions;154
12;Simulation and Representation of the Positional Errors of Boundary and Interior Regions in Maps;161
12.1;Abstract;161
12.2;1 Introduction;162
12.3;2 Theoretical Background;164
12.4;3 Materials and Methods;170
12.5;4 Discussion of the Results;181
12.6;5 Conclusions;185
13;Global Morphometric Maps of Mars, Venus, and the Moon;190
13.1;Abstract;190
13.2;1 Introduction;191
13.3;2 Materials and Methods;191
13.4;3 Results and Discussion;194
13.5;4 Conclusions;206
13.6;Acknowledgments;206
14;Scalability of Techniques for Online Geographic Visualization of Web Site Hits;212
14.1;Abstract;212
14.2;1 Introduction;213
14.3;2 Background;214
14.4;3 Technique Selection;217
14.5;4 Experimental Design;223
14.6;5 Results and Discussion;226
14.7;6 Conclusions and Future Work;233
15;AFTERWORD Developing Concepts for an Affective Atlas;237
15.1;Abstract;237
15.2;2 Engaging in Cartography as Everyday Practice;240
15.3;3 Back to the Future: Web 2.0 and Cartography;241
15.4;4 Maps of Place into Maps of Space;243
15.5;5 Augmented Place;244
15.6;6 Maps and Affect;246
15.7;7 ‘The Academy’ vs ‘The Innovationist’;248
15.8;8 Future Research;249
15.9;9 Pilot Project;250
15.10;10 Conclusions - Application of Computers and a Different Production Model;251