Uma abordagem para visualização e análise baseada em clustering de dados espaço-temporais.

Abstract

Nowadays, there is a considerable amount of spatiotemporal data available in various media, especially on the Internet. The visualization of spatiotemporal data is a complex task that requires a series of visual suitable resources which can enable users to have a correct interpretation of the data. Apart from the use of visualization techniques, the use of techniques of knowledge discovery in databases has proven relevantfor the exploratory analysis of relationships in spatiotemporal data. The state of the art in visualization of spatiotemporal data leads to the conclusion that the area is still deficient in solutions for viewing and analysis of those data. Many approaches cover only spatial issues, ignoring the temporal characteristics of such data. Inserted in this context, the main objective of this work is to improve the user experience in spatiotemporal visualization and analysis, going beyond the universe of visualization of spatiotemporal raw data and also considering the importance of visualization of spatiotemporal data derived from a knowledge discovery process, more specifically clustering algorithms. This goal is achieved by defining an innovative approach for the analysis and visualization of spatiotemporal data, and its implementation, called GeoSTAT (Spatiotemporal Geographic Analysis Tool), which includes importam points in the main existing approaches and adds especially visualization techniques geared to the temporal dimension and the use of clustering algorithms, enhancing unexplored features in spatiotemporal data. The validation of this work occurs through two case studies, where each one deals with spatiotemporal data of a specific domain to demonstrate the end-user experience on the visualization techniques combined in the proposed approach.