An Overview of Geospatial Information Visualization

Abstract

The geospatial data nowadays are usually large and complex, which call for innovative and easy-to-understand visualization platforms that can reveal meaningful information. Compared with the traditional visual analysis methods, today’s visualization technologies have been able to deal with large amount of complex data. This paper reviews the technologies and applications of geospatial information visualization. Finally, the problems and challenges of geospatial visualization are expounded, and the possible future directions are discussed.