DocumentCode
1811130
Title
Scaleable GIS data transmission and visualisation
Author
Komzák, Jirí ; Slavík, Pavel
Author_Institution
Knowledge Media Inst., Open Univ., Milton Keynes, UK
fYear
2003
fDate
16-18 July 2003
Firstpage
230
Lastpage
236
Abstract
Distributed geographic information systems typically handle large amounts of data; therefore the transmission and visualisation techniques used need to be scaleable to provide quick, interactive feedback. We introduce such techniques based on the data hierarchy (levels of detail). Namely, we describe focus-and-context visualisation and progressive transmission. The main aim is to discuss the combination of these techniques for different data types and for mixture of these data types.
Keywords
client-server systems; data communication; data compression; data handling; data visualisation; geographic information systems; image processing; spatial data structures; visual databases; GIS data transmission; GIS data visualisation; data hierarchy; data type; distributed geographic information system; focus-and-context visualisation; progressive transmission; Bandwidth; Computer science; Data communication; Data engineering; Data visualization; Displays; Feedback; Focusing; Geographic Information Systems; Knowledge engineering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information Visualization, 2003. IV 2003. Proceedings. Seventh International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7695-1988-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IV.2003.1217984
Filename
1217984
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