GEOVISUALIZATION:

INTRODUCTION
A
BRIEF HISTORY
 AND SCOPE OF VISUALIZATION

CARTOGRAPHIC VISUALIZATION

SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION

Centre of Study for Surveying Sciences and Geomatic, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, UiTM Perlis
 SCIENTIFIC CARTOGRAPHIC
VISUALIZATION VISUALIZATION
Geovisualization
 DEFINITION

 Geographic + Visualization
 A set of tools and techniques supporting
geospatial data analysis through the use of
interactive visualization
 Emphasizes on knowledge construction

Geospatial information

data exploration+decision-
making

human understanding
 MAP, GIS & GEOVISUALIZATION

• Using techniques of GeoVisualization, GIS provides a far richer

and more flexible medium for portraying attribute distributions
than the paper mapping

• Different from cartography and map production in that it typically

uses an interactive computer environment for data exploration

• The paper map was the only available interface between the
mapmaker and the user

• Through techniques of spatial query, it allows users to explore,

synthesize, present (communicate), and analyze the meaning of
any given representation

• It facilitates transformation of representations using techniques

such as cartograms and dasymetric mapping
• GIS-based geovisualization allows the user to interact with the
real world from a distance, through interaction with and even
immersion in artificial worlds
 MAP, GIS & GEOVISUALIZATION
CARTOGRAM
• A cartogram is a map in
which some thematic
mapping variable – such as
travel time, population, or
Gross National Product – is
substituted for land area or
distance. The geometry or
space of the map is distorted
in order to convey the
information of this alternate
variable
DASYMETRIC
• The dasymetric map is a method
of thematic mapping, which uses
areal symbols to spatially classify
volumetric data. The method was
defined and developed in 1911 by
Benjamin (Veniamin) Petrovich
Semenov-Tyan-Shansky and
popularised by
J.KThe dasymetric map is a
method of thematic mapping,
which uses areal symbols to
spatially classify volumetric data.
The method was defined and
developed in 1911 by Benjamin
(Veniamin) Petrovich Semenov-
Tyan-Shansky and popularised by
J.K
INFORMATION VS KNOWLEDGE VS
WISDOM
KNOWLEDGE VS WISDOM

is knowing what to say

is knowing when to say it

FOR WHAT?

Develop theories

Synthesiz
Methods Explore Analyze Present
e

Tools
GEOVISUALIZATION IS COMMONLY
DEFINED AS..

“Geovisualization integrates approaches from

visualization in scientific computing (ViSC), cartography,
image analysis, information visualization, exploratory
data analysis (EDA), and geographic information
systems (GISystems) to provide theory, methods and
tools for visual exploration, analysis, synthesis, and
presentation of geospatial data"

International Cartographic Association (ICA) Commission

on Visualization and Virtual Environments, 2001
HUMAN-CENTERED VIEW DEFINITION

“the creation and use of visual

representations to facilitate thinking,
understanding, and knowledge
construction about geospatial data”

“the use of visual geospatial displays

to explore data and through that
exploration to generate hypotheses,
develop problem solutions and
construct knowledge"
THE GOALS
THE GOALS

The task
Revealing unknowns & < Sharing existing knowledge
constructing new knowledge >
Visual thinking < Visual communication
>
Create & interprets < Distributing knowledge
>
Exploratory < Explanatory
>
The interaction
Low level (passive) < High level (active)
>
The audience
Single (private) < Large (public)
>
INTEGRATION FROM VARIOUS SECTOR

Scientific
computing

image
GIS

Geovisualization

Exploratory
Information
Spatial Data
Visualization
Analysis

Cartography
DRIVING FORCE

 Advancement in graphics and display

technology
◦ Low-cost 3D graphics hardware in PC
◦ The development of highly immersive 3D
virtual environments (realistic display)
 Need to analyze and explore increasing amount
of geospatial data
◦ Increasing capabilities and decreasing cost of
data collection technology
 The rise of the internet
◦ Dissemination of geospatial data and maps
AS THE WORLD KEEP SPINNING

DO KEEP LEARNING…………..