Description:

Geographic Visualization refers to a set of techniques that support geospatial information analysis through the use of interactive maps. It deals with the visualization of both real or simulated 2D or 3D geographic information. In contrast to static maps, visualization combined with Geographic Information System (GIS) allows for in-depth visual analysis by supporting numerous interactions such as ability to explore different layers of map, zooming, panning, and changing the visual encoding of maps. The analysis of such data has numerous applications in the fields of geography (e.g., climate change, land use), public health (e.g., disease spread), urban planning (e.g., traffic routes, migration patterns), public safety (e.g., crime hot-spots), or ecommerce (e.g., location-based services). The gained results are critical in decision making and the usefulness of the analysis depends on the ability to timely present its results to decision makers.

Fig.: Hurricane Sergio (Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=17615)

Possible Topics:

• Quantitative Data on Maps 
• Trajectory Data
• Transportation Networks
• Location-based Services 
• Geospatial Simulations 
• 3D City Models
• Climate and Weather Phenomena