Dynamic visualization in transport domain

Abstract

Cartography as a discipline with a rich history, analogously to other sciences, went during last years through a tremendous development, namely especially due to rapid advances in technologies. The digital technologies cause changes virtually in all scientific disciplines, not excepting cartography. In the field of cartography they bring new methods of data processing and new ways of presentation as well. Therewith a different view of map and reader’s relation to map is related. However, such changes open quite new possibilities of phenomenon representations on maps. One of the possibilities is the utilization of dynamic visualization in computer cartography, namely not only for expressing phenomenon dynamics, but also for attracting attention of the user to significant phenomena or objects. Methods being used for paper maps can be adapted and extended by advanced expression means of computer cartography to interpret dynamics of spatial phenomena. In introduction the contribution deals briefly with trends in up-to-date computer cartography. In its further part it then deals with a concept of dynamic visualization and methods of dynamic representation below demonstrated on examples of applications in the transport domain. Transport as a spatial and time-variable phenomenon is a perfect application field for the utilization of computer cartography methods and especially for the utilization of dynamic visualization. We might provide a whole series of examples and suggestions for its utilization, however the contribution does not set the aim of introducing their detailed overview. The contribution is focused on creating a brief overview of techniques of dynamic representation being used for visualization with illustrative examples in the transport domain.