Royal Statistical Society
Statistical Computing Section Meetings
Cartographic Visualisation Meeting
Jason Dykes ( University of Leicester
)
"Cartographic Visualization: some examples of a geographic
perspective on exploratory data analysis"
Synopsis: Traditionally mapping has been a lengthy and
expensive process resulting in a static product.
Recent advances in computing technology and speed mean that
maps can be produced and changed with rapidity and new
types of representation can be created that embrace
extremely high levels of interaction between machine and
user. Such cartographic representations are particularly
suitable for the iterative process of visual exploratory
analysis which some call 'visualization'. An example
application that has been developed to demonstrate the
visualization of enumerated data such as those collected in
the UK Census of Population will be presented.
Novel methods for combining quantitative and qualitative
spatial information are being applied to undergraduate
fieldwork. A software tool will be demonstrated that
provides students with a virtual environment comprising of
linked geo-referenced panoramic photographs through a
map-based interface to statistical and qualitative spatial
data.
Date & Time
Wednesday 4th November 1998 at 5:00 pm
Place
Errol Street
Refreshments
There will be tea and biscuits served from 4:30 pm.
