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Articles | Volume XLII-4/W11
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-4-W11-11-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-4-W11-11-2018
20 Sep 2018
 | 20 Sep 2018

GEO-VISUALISATION AND VISUAL ANALYTICS FOR SMART CITIES: A SURVEY

S. Harbola and V. Coors

Keywords: Geo-visualisation, Data analytics, Spatial data, Smart cities, User interaction

Abstract. Geo-Visualisation (GV) and Visual Analytics (VA) of geo-spatial data have become a focus of interest for research, industries, government and other organisations for improving the mobility, energy efficiency, waste management and public administration of a smart city. The geo-spatial data requirements, increasing volumes, varying formats and quality standards, present challenges in managing, storing, visualising and analysing the data. A survey covering GV and VA of the geo-spatial data collected from a smart city helps to portray the potential of such techniques, which is still required. Therefore, this survey presents GV and VA techniques for the geo-spatial urban data represented in terms of location, multi-dimensions including time, and several other attributes. Further, the current study provides a comprehensive review of the existing literature related to GV and VA from cities, highlighting the important open white spots for the cities’ geo-spatial data handling in term of visualisation and analytics. This will aid to get a better insight into the urban system and enable sustainable development of the future cities by improving human interaction with the geo-spatial data.