Aggregate Towers: Scale Sensitive Visualization and Decluttering of Geospatial Data

Abstract

We have developed a technique, Aggregate Towers, that allows geospatial data to be visualized across a range of map scales. We use a combination of data aggregation algorithms and dynamically aggregating data markers (e.g., icons or symbols) to accommodate interactive zooming by a user while maintaining a representation that remains intuitive, consistent across multiple scales, and uncluttered. This approach implicitly generates multiple levels of overview displays from a single set of underlying data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
AD1108242

Entities

People

  • James K. Rayson

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Clustering
  • Computational Complexity
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computers
  • Data Displays
  • Data Set
  • Data Sets
  • Data Visualization
  • Databases
  • Design Criteria
  • Digital Data
  • Graphics
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Maps
  • Personal Computers
  • Relational Databases
  • Shape
  • Three Dimensional
  • Vascular System Injuries
  • Visualizations

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Theoretical Analysis.