一种开源软件集成的空间矢量数据在线采集方法

空间数据是GIS应用的基础,经济高效地从网络获取空间数据具有重要意义。文章主要研究了网络地图环境下利用Web GIS技术和开源软件实现空间矢量数据在线采集和数据库存储的方法和技术。并且使用Google Map API、Ajax技术和Apache、My SQL开源软件开发一个基于Web平台的原型系统,实现了基于网络地图的矢量数据的在线获取、数据库存储、在线显示和数据库访问服务接口等功能,为获取空间数据提供了一种新方法。     

Measured and perceived visual complexity: a comparative study among three online map providers

We present a study on human perception of map complexity, with the objective of better understanding design decisions that may lead to undesirable levels of complexity in web maps. We compare three complexity metrics to human ratings of complexity obtained through a user survey. Specifically, we use two algorithmic approaches published by others, which measure feature congestion (FC) and subband entropy (SE), as well as our own approach of counting object types rather than individual objects. We compare these metrics with each other as well as with human complexity ratings for three maps of the same area from map providers Google Maps, Bing Maps, and OpenStreetMap. Each map design is assessed at three different scales (levels of detail). We find that (1) the FC and SE metrics appear to be adequate predictors of what humans consider complex; (2) object-type counts are slightly less successful at predicting human-rated complexity, implying that clutter is more important in perceived complexity than diversity of symbology; and (3) generalization choices do impact human complexity ratings. These findings contribute to our understanding of what makes a map complex, with implications for designing maps that are easy to use.     

The development and analysis of quasi-linear map projections

Map projections are an essential component of coordinate systems used in applications such as surveying, topographic mapping, and engineering, and care needs to be taken to select ones that minimize distortion for each case. This article explores the selection process for near-linear features on the surface of the Earth and derives limits for the extent of a project that can be projected within specified distortion tolerances. It is then demonstrated that a multifaceted set of projections of the Earth may be used to extend this concept to the mapping of features such as highways and railways that are quasi-linear but do not exactly follow a standard geometrical line (a great circle or a small circle) on the surface of the Earth. A continuous, conformal coordinate system may be derived in such situations, extending to indefinite length and applicable over a swath of several kilometers width, but it cannot be extended to cover situations with extensive variations in height. Instead, the Snake Projection is analyzed, and it is shown that this can be used to develop continuous (non-zonal) projected coordinate systems for major engineering projects extending for hundreds of kilometers and having extensive height ranges. Examples are shown of the application to railway projects.     

基于ArcIMS按需切图在构建WebGIS地图框架中的应用

结合ArcIMS体系架构的特点,提出了基于Ajax构建Web2.0的网络地理信息系统解决方案.本文主要介绍了基于缓存技术的按需切图原理以及WebGIS系统建设的关键技术.     

广州城市规划信息网中的Web GIS方案设计与应用

本文介绍广州市城市规划局规划信息网的GIS信息发布系统建设方案,本方案采用ESRI公司IMS 2 .0作为GIS发布服务器端软件,建立基于CGI的Web GIS系统,使用户实现WWW交互。本文从系统的硬件要求与软件需求以及服务器端服务应用程序、Web页面的开发等方面阐述了系统的建立与应用。     

检索词优化与空间自适应的深网POI获取方法研究

针对检索词库构建困难、数据请求量受限制等相关问题,该文提出一种基于独立覆盖率排序和空间自适应剖分的深网POI信息搜索方法,通过候选检索词初步构建、贪婪式探测搜索、检索词优化降维、空间自适应剖分爬行等主要流程,利用逐步逼近POI搜索的最大覆盖最优解,实现对深网POI信息的全量获取,大幅度提高深网POI数据的召回率与采集效率,该方法对于丰富地理信息资源、提升空间信息服务与内容管理能力具有重要意义。     

Cartographic Symbol Design Considerations for the Space–Time Cube

The cartographic representation of geographic phenomena in the space–time cube comes with special challenges and opportunities when compared with two-dimensional maps. While the added dimension allows the display of attributes that vary with time, it is difficult to display rapidly varying temporal data given the limited display height. In this study, we adapt 2D cyclic point symbols to construct 3D surfaces designed along a helical path for the space–time cube. We demonstrate how these complex?3D helical surfaces can display detailed data, including data reported daily over 100 years and data reported in four-hour intervals over a year. To create the point symbols, each value is plotted along the curve of a helix, with each turn of the helix representing one year or week, respectively. The model is modified by varying the radii from the time axis to all points using the attribute value, in these cases maximum daily temperature and four-hourly ridership, and then creating a triangulated surface from the resulting points. Using techniques common to terrain representation, we apply hue and saturation to the surface based on attribute values, and lightness based on relief shading. Multiple surfaces can be displayed in a space–time cube with a consistent time interval facing the viewer, and the surfaces or viewer perspective can be rotated to display synchronized variations. We see this method as one example of how cartographic design can refine or enhance operations in the space–time cube.     

探讨建立基于Web的中国南极环境评估系统

本文根据“马德里协议”与ATCM通过的其他相关议案对南极环境管理、监测和环境影响评估的要求,在系统研究澳大利亚南极局自2003年起运行的南极环境评估系统[1]的基础上,探讨如何建立中国南极环境评估系统(Ch inese Antarctic Environm entEvaluation System,CAEES)。该系统在设计中将结合中国南极考察活动的特点、规模、发展战略以及环境保护要求,涵盖一系列静态或动态的南极环境要素数据,同时综合相关学科专家的评估意见。该系统拟采取基于W eb的数据库技术来实现南极环境的实时动态评估以及中国南极环境状况报告(Ch inese Ant-arctic Environm ental Report,CAER)的自动生成。     

基于Web的地图符号设计与实现

地图符号化是当前数字地图研究的重要内容之一。着重论述了Web环境下地图符号的构成特征、地图符号的组织及符号配置,以及符号库的基本传输方法,最后给出具体实例,说明了该实践的有效性与可行性。