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Activity Number:
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218
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Graphics
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| Abstract - #300015 |
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Title:
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Geo-Mashups: Using Google Earth for Data Exploration
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Author(s):
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Jason Dykes*+
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Companies:
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City University London
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Address:
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Dept. Information Science, Northampton Square, London, International, EC1V 0HB, United Kingdom
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Keywords:
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Geovisualization ; Geobrowser ; Interactive Cartography ; Exploratory Data Analysis ; GIS ; Mashup
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Abstract:
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Increasing volumes of geographic data and metadata give rise to opportunities to explore the geography of new data sets and the need for a common geographic framework to spatially filter data; spatially relate diverse data sets; identify spatial trends. 'Geobrowsers' provide exploratory interfaces to rich spatial data sets. Those based upon well documented data formats and with flexible applications programming interfaces offer considerable scope for exploring data through 'mashups' that combine data through such a geographic framework. Google Earth is used to develop 'geo-mashups' in which census data, mobile application use, and user content made available via the geographic Web are explored through interactive visual approaches. A number of novel techniques are presented including tag maps and tag clouds, data dials, and links between abstract and realistic graphics.
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