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Using Computer Animation to Visualize Space-Time Patterns

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  • D Dorling

    (North East Regional Research Laboratory, Department of Geography, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, England)

  • S Openshaw

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England)

Abstract

The geographic information revolution is rapidly increasing the availability of data that are referenced both by space and by time coordinates. This creates new opportunities for analysis, but also causes enormous problems as analytical tools able to depict, detect, or measure patterns in space-time data are poorly developed. The question arises as to whether or not a greater emphasis on the dynamics of spatial patterns may assist the analysis task. This is investigated by creating a series of VHS-format computer animations using an inexpensive microcomputer (an Acorn Archimedes). The technology is demonstrated by the analysis of leukaemia data for northern England, telephone line faults, and crime incidence in Tyne and Wear. The results provide an entirely new perspective on the nature of spatial patterns thought to exist and demonstrates the potential of hypermedia technology as a platform for new and novel approaches to spatial analysis.

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  • D Dorling & S Openshaw, 1992. "Using Computer Animation to Visualize Space-Time Patterns," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 19(6), pages 639-650, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirb:v:19:y:1992:i:6:p:639-650
    DOI: 10.1068/b190639
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    1. Cécile Saint-Marc & Paule-Annick Davoine & Marlène Villanova-Oliver, 2014. "Methods for mapping volcanic events overlaid across time," Journal of Maps, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(2), pages 249-256, April.
    2. Fischer, Manfred M. & Openshaw, Stan, 1995. "A Framework for Research on Spatial Analysis Relevant to Geo-Statistical Informations Systems in Europe," MPRA Paper 77814, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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