Re: [OpenMap Users] About temporal aspects in GIS research

From: Karl Koch <TheRanger_at_gmx.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 13:09:58 +0200 (MEST)

Hello Don,

thank you very much for your answer. I realise with pleasure that this
matter starts getting addressed in open source software. There is also the
TimeMap project (http://www.timemap.net/) that has developed a map
application especially focused on the time aspect.

Thank you again,
Karl



> --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ---
> Von: Don Dietrick <dietrick_at_bbn.com>
> An: Karl Koch <TheRanger_at_gmx.net>
> Kopie: "User " <openmap-users_at_bbn.com>
> Betreff: Re: [OpenMap Users] About temporal aspects in GIS research
> Datum: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 13:40:57 -0400
>
> Hi Karl,
>
> I don't know of any specific research or website dedicated to
> temporal geospatial studies, but there is a package in OpenMap that
> starts to try to deal with time, called the
> com.bbn.openmap.graphicLoader.scenario. It takes a location file and
> an activity file, and then provides a clock control interface to see
> things move over time. The package was developed rather quickly for
> a demo, and is/will be evolving over the next couple of versions of
> OpenMap, mainly to move all the time-related components to their own
> package, but also to be able to control visualizing the snapshot of
> the situation along with the entire path of the object during a
> specific time span.
>
> You might want to post this question to comp.infosys.gis if you
> haven't already.
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Don
>
>
> On Sep 13, 2005, at 9:33 AM, Karl Koch wrote:
>
> > Hello list,
> >
> > I have a rather theoretical question regarding GIS research. We all
> > know
> > that GIS are natuarlly able to visualise almost all kinds of data
> > that is
> > geo-referenced. However, time or more generally temporal aspects
> > are also
> > possible to visualise with GIS. Now some questions:
> >
> > 1) Does somebody know books/papers that in particula emphasises
> > this ability
> > of GIS to integrate and visualise temporal information with maps?
> >
> > 2) Who knows projects and scientific publications that show systems
> > that do
> > work in this area of visualising geographcal information with time
> > aspects
> > with different forms of navigation, new ininovative user
> > interfaces, new
> > ideas and approaches? Does somebody know a good website that shows
> > a good application combining of geoinformation and time information?
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> > Karl
> >
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