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posted on 2014-07-30, 11:18 authored by Mike J. Smith, John HillierJohn Hillier, Jan-Christoph Otto, Martin GeilhausenGeovisualization involves the depiction of spatial data in an attempt to facilitate the interpretation of observational and simulated datasets through which Earth's surface and solid Earth processes may be understood. Numerous techniques can be applied to imagery, digital elevation models, and other geographic information system data layers to explore for patterns and depict landscape characteristics. Given the rapid proliferation of remotely sensed data and high-resolution digital elevation models, the focus is on the visualization of satellite imagery and terrain morphology, where manual human interpretation plays a fundamental role in the study of geomorphic processes and the mapping of landforms. A treatment of some techniques is provided that can be used to enhance satellite imagery and the visualization of the topography to improve landform identification as part of geomorphological mapping. Visual interaction with spatial data is an important part of exploring and understanding geomorphological datasets, and a variety of methods exist ranging across simple overlay, panning and zooming, 2.5D, 3D, and temporal analyses. Specific visualization outputs are also covered that focus on static and interactive methods of dissemination. Geomorphological mapping legends and the cartographic principles for map design are discussed, followed by details of dynamic web-based mapping systems that allow for greater immersive use by end users and the effective dissemination of data.
History
School
- Social Sciences
Department
- Geography and Environment
Volume
3Pages
299 - 325Citation
SMITH, M.J. ... et al., 2013. Geovisualization. Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences Treatise on Geomorphology, Volume 3: Remote Sensing and GIScience in Geomorphology, pp. 299 - 325.Publisher
© ElsevierVersion
- SMUR (Submitted Manuscript Under Review)
Publication date
2013Notes
This article was published as a chapter in Volume 3: Remote Sensing and GIScience in Geomorphology in Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences Treatise on Geomorphology [© Elsevier Inc.] and the definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00054-3Publisher version
Language
- en