Advanced Geospatial Data Visualization 5.0 cr

After completion of the course the student shall be able to

1. describe and discuss specialized techniques for visualization of geospatial data

2. explain human's perceptual capacity in context of data visualization

3. conceptually design and implement a geovisualization in a given area

4. evaluate and assess visualizations from in regard to useability.

• Data abstraction and fundamental visual representations, including data types, attributes, domain, semantics, as well as visual variables

• Advanced techniques for visualization of 2D map and 3D geographical models, including e.g. superimposition, juxtaposition, view partitioning, multi-view, volumetric presentation

• Visualization of networks and acyclic graphs for representation of e.g. roads, telecommunication networks, electricity networks, drainage systems, etc.

• Visualization of time and space, including e.g. time-space cube, animation and frequency encoding techniques

• Advanced displays and interaction techniques for visualization of spatial data, including e.g. stereoscopic and autostereoscopic displays and 3D input devices

• Interaction concepts in visual data exploration, including e.g. selection, zooming, brushing, linked views, focus+context, filtering, viewpoint manipulation, distortion techniques

• Perceptual factors in visualization and experimental validation of visualizations

Lectures, practicals, seminars, and supervision

Assignments, seminars, and written examination. How the learning outcomes are examined are stated in the course's grading criteria.