Geo-enabling spatially relevant data for mobile information use and visualisation

Alistair J. Edwardes; Dirk Burghardt; Eduardo Dias; Ross S. Purves; Robert Weibel

Geo-enabling spatially relevant data for mobile information use and visualisation

Alistair J. Edwardes^*
, Dirk Burghardt
, Eduardo Dias
, Ross S. Purves
, Robert Weibel

^*Corresponding author for this work

Spatial Economics

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Abstract

This paper addresses the methodological issues of developing and visualising added value geo-enabled content for mobile information systems. The research was carried out under the framework of WebPark, an EC-IST R&D project that developed a location aware application for nature/protected areas. The evaluation of existing information sources - tourism information, research data, and multimedia content - revealed that the tourism information and multimedia content analysed did not have an active geographic component and the geographic research data (e.g. animal counts/observations) had a clear mismatch as regards the visitors' information needs. Therefore, different types of data processing were developed and performed in order to render existing information sources useful for location-based services. Data preparation also included building hierarchical data structures (quadtrees and hierarchical stream ordering). The paper shows how these data structures are exploited to facilitate real-time generalisation in order to efficiently present thematic point data on portable devices. Finally, three key lessons for geo-enabling location-based services are presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems - 5th International Workshop, W2GIS 2005, Proceedings
Pages	78-92
Number of pages	15
Publication status	Published - 14 Jun 2006
Event	5th International Workshop on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems, W2GIS 2005 - Lausanne, Switzerland Duration: 15 Dec 2005 → 16 Dec 2005

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	3833 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Conference	5th International Workshop on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems, W2GIS 2005
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Lausanne
Period	15/12/05 → 16/12/05

UN SDGs

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Keywords

Environmental information
Geoenabling
Hierarchical data structures
LBS
Location modelling
Mobile information services
Real-time cartographic generalisation
Tessellations
Visualisation

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Edwardes, A. J., Burghardt, D., Dias, E., Purves, R. S., & Weibel, R. (2006). Geo-enabling spatially relevant data for mobile information use and visualisation. In Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems - 5th International Workshop, W2GIS 2005, Proceedings (pp. 78-92). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 3833 LNCS).

Edwardes, Alistair J. ; Burghardt, Dirk ; Dias, Eduardo et al. / Geo-enabling spatially relevant data for mobile information use and visualisation. Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems - 5th International Workshop, W2GIS 2005, Proceedings. 2006. pp. 78-92 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Edwardes, AJ, Burghardt, D, Dias, E, Purves, RS & Weibel, R 2006, Geo-enabling spatially relevant data for mobile information use and visualisation. in Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems - 5th International Workshop, W2GIS 2005, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 3833 LNCS, pp. 78-92, 5th International Workshop on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems, W2GIS 2005, Lausanne, Switzerland, 15/12/05.

Geo-enabling spatially relevant data for mobile information use and visualisation. / Edwardes, Alistair J.; Burghardt, Dirk; Dias, Eduardo et al.
Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems - 5th International Workshop, W2GIS 2005, Proceedings. 2006. p. 78-92 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 3833 LNCS).

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Edwardes AJ, Burghardt D, Dias E, Purves RS, Weibel R. Geo-enabling spatially relevant data for mobile information use and visualisation. In Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems - 5th International Workshop, W2GIS 2005, Proceedings. 2006. p. 78-92. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

Geo-enabling spatially relevant data for mobile information use and visualisation

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