Light mode and dark mode: Which one is suitable when using public-facing web maps? An experimental evaluation using eye-tracking

Dark maps, which are also called dark modes or dark themes, have gained popularity, but their usability has not been experimentally evaluated. This article presents a user experiment that uses eye-tracking to assess the usability of dark and light maps. Here, two widely used web maps, Google Maps and Gaode Maps, are selected at the street and city scales. Eight map-use tasks are designed and cover four operations (identify, compare, rank, and associate) with space-alone and attributes-in-space distinctions. Four pairs of map-use tasks (light-during-the-day, dark-during-the-day, dark-at-night, and light-at-night) are examined from three aspects: effectiveness, efficiency, and cognitive load. The results provide preliminary evidence that the light-during-the-day performance is generally the best in most cases, followed by the dark-at-night performance; the dark-during-the-day performance is the worst in all cases, followed by the light-at-night performance, which suggests that aligning the map design with the environment (i.e., lighting environment) is critical for better communication. The light-during-the-day performance is the best for space-alone tasks, and the dark-at-night performance is the best for attributes-in-space tasks. Our investigation also indicates that dark maps are far less favored in practice, which suggests that users' preference for using the dark mode of public-facing web maps needs to be shaped. Since light and dark maps are associated with photopic and scotopic vision, respectively, the results indicate the need for future studies on how to leverage scotopic vision to design better dark maps.     

Virtual geographic environment-based integrated rockfall risk simulation method for canyon bridges

Bridges located in mountainous areas are vulnerable to rockfall accidents, posing a threat to bridge engineering construction and operation safety in these regions. Under the coupling effect of complex environments and engineering disturbances, integrated rockfall risk simulation has become increasingly important for canyon bridge structural protection in long-term construction and operation phases. One of the main scientific challenges in rockfall risk simulation is studying the interaction between rockfalls and the topography and engineering environments during consecutive contacts. To systematically simulate the integrated bridge rockfall risk, an integrated construction of multivariable elements coupled with rockfall risk environments and scenarios is required. In this article, we proposed a VGE-based integrated rockfall scenario simulation method that uses the “associated representation—integrated modelling—interactional simulation” core strategy. Our method constructs a virtual rockfall risk environment by fusing multisource data to represent rockfall factors that induce rockfall disasters, hazard-forming environments, and elements at risk. We design rockfall scenarios under different bridge engineering construction conditions and extreme environmental conditions to analyze the interactional rockfall risks. The results demonstrate that our method enables a systematic analysis of the potential integrated rockfall risk, providing realistic reference value for the timely and effective disposal of emergencies, and reducing the harm and losses caused by such emergencies.     

无锡市水利普查成果展示系统的设计与实现

全国第一次水利普查完成数据成果汇总后,成果展示及开发应用相即展开。无锡市水利局结合自身工作及管理需要,构建了完善且适合本地需要的水利空间成果库和属性库,以地理信息技术为支撑,实现了无锡市水利普查成果"一张图"展示。无锡市水利普查成果展示系统建设以水利管理部门需求为依托,分析各项管理工作对地理信息系统提出的功能需求,系统实现对无锡市河湖水系、水利设施等进行定位、搜索、属性信息存取与分析处理等。使水利普查成果成为动态服务地图,既方便使用者查看,也便于分析水利要素周围情况及合理性,同时为水利管理工作人员规划决策提供依据。本系统将无锡市水利普查成果应用到实际工作中,为无锡市水利信息化服务,使水利普查成果为民所用。     

地理国情监测在城市化发展中的应用研究——以汕头市为例

开展地理国情监测工作的目的是为了获取自然与人类社会经济活动引起的地表变化信息,为政府、企业和公众提供地理国情信息服务。城市化发展、变迁是地理国情监测的重要应用方面之一,本文以广东省汕头市为例,基于遥感技术（ RS）,利用多时相影像数据提取不同时期建成区变化信息,并有针对性地对比分析,直观反映了汕头市三十多年的城市化发展的特点和进展情况。     

顾及用户体验的三维城市模型自适应组织方法

传统基于“图层付象”的组织方法,没有考虑三维城市模型的不同内容以及不同细节层次的粒度差异,导致在网络环境下的传输效率低,难以满足多用户并发访问的流畅可视化。深入分析了大范围漫游与小范围聚焦的用户体验特点,通过元数据统筹管理和对象离散化,即时响应用户请求,减少无效数据传输,保证了多用户并发环境下的高效调度和浏览。针对模型LoI)和分解的对象,设计了结构统一的对象ID,隐式存储关联关系并支持分布式模型存储管理。以分布式数据库MongoDB为平台进行实验,验证了本文方法的可行性和有效性。     

专业认证制度下变形观测分析与预报课程教学改革

文章从落实专业认证的现实需要出发,论述了工程教育专业认证的核心理念.并籍此对变形观测分析与预报课程的教学现状进行了深刻反思,提出了以目标导向为主的课程体系改革,以学生为中心的课堂教学改革,以内外反馈信息为导向的持续改进的课程教改方案.教学各环节中,以专业“产出”衡量专业人才培养质量,“看学不看教”,阶段性考核,确保教学改革落到实处.     

面向对象的土地利用多尺度时空数据模型

文章分析了目前多尺度土地利用研究现状和面向对象时空数据模型特点,兼顾考虑多尺度土地利用数据的空间、时间和语义属性的多尺度特征,以空间维度为切入,对面向对象时空数据模型进行扩展,构建面向对象的土地利用多尺度时空数据模型.应用实践表明,该模型能够较好表达多尺度土地利用数据的时间、空间及语义属性信息,反映多尺度土地利用要素对象之间的多层次关联关系,既能够降低数据的冗余存储,又确保各要素对象之间的有机耦合.     

BP神经网络在高程异常反演预测中的应用分析

利用C#语言编制了BP神经网络反演预测程序,基于具有代表性地区的高程异常数据,对BP神经网络在高程异常反演预测中的应用进行了分析。结果表明,本程序交互界面良好,具有很好的通用性;同时,在高程异常反演预测中取得良好的效果,说明神经网络在差异较大的数据反演预测方面仍具有较强的优势。     

几种对流层延迟改正模型的分析与比较

在高精度GPS变形监测数据处理中,GPS信号在对流层传播中的延迟是影响其精度的主要误差源之一,需设法对其进行改正。最常用的方法是使用模型改正,利用Visual C++语言,实现三种对流层改正模型,即:Simplified Hopfield模型,Saastamoinen模型,Modified Hopfield模型。通过实例对它们的改正效果进行定量分析与比较,得出一些有益的结论。     

RTK技术在工程应用中若干问题的探讨

简单介绍RTK的应用原理及方法,并就RTK在工程应用中的若干问题提出解决方案.同时指出RTK技术在理论和实践上须关注的儿点问题.