Integration system of time geography and 3-D geovisualization
Journal
31st Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2010
Journal Volume
1
Pages
80-85
Date Issued
2010
Author(s)
Abstract
Originating from Hägerstrand and Lund school in 1970s, the theory of time geography conceptualized space-time limitations of human behaviors in a structural perspective, and drew the life-history and potential area of multi-actors by conceptual space-time paths and prisms. Time geography further revealed significance of individual's life experience and avoided the aggregation problems of ecological approach. The theory of time geography has become popular and has been implemented extensively in feminism geography, transportation geography, urban planning, public health, epidemiological study and geovisualization. But researchers still only have restricted tools to gain a closer relationship between geoinformations from multi-platforms, like global positioning system (GPS) and web mapping service (WMS). This study attempts to integrate both GPS trajectories and WMS into a 3-D geovisualized environment with space-time extension* by a prototype program. Using 3D time-geographical geovisualization techniques, this study explores the space-time paths of several students under different socioeconomic backgrounds and examines the possibilities and limitations of combining time-geographic concepts with GIS, GPS and WMS.
Subjects
Geovisualization; Global positioning system; Movement trajectories; Time geography; Web mapping service
Other Subjects
Epidemiological studies; Geovisualization; Gps trajectories; Human behaviors; Integration systems; Life history; Movement trajectories; Time geography; Web mapping; Global positioning system; Remote sensing; Three dimensional; Urban planning; Web services; Geographic information systems
Type
conference paper