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Open source environment to define constraints in route planning for GIS-T
Route planning for transportation systems is strongly related to shortest path algorithms, an optimization problem extensively studied in the literature. To find the shortest path in a network one usually assigns weights to each branch to represent the difficulty of taking such branch. The weights construct a linear preference function ordering the variety of alternatives from the most to the least attractive.Postprint (published version
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The four powers of design: A value model in design management
This analysis proposes a framework to bridge the gap between the world of designers and the world of managers. Illuminating her thesis with examples from Steelcase, Decathlon, and other companies, Brigitte Borja de Mozota parallels design's ability to differentiate, integrate, transform, and contribute to the enterprise and bottom-line results with a corporate focus on markets, processes, talent, and finances
Mapping Topics and Topic Bursts in PNAS
Scientific research is highly dynamic. New areas of science continually
evolve;others gain or lose importance, merge or split. Due to the steady
increase in the number of scientific publications it is hard to keep an
overview of the structure and dynamic development of one's own field of
science, much less all scientific domains. However, knowledge of hot topics,
emergent research frontiers, or change of focus in certain areas is a critical
component of resource allocation decisions in research labs, governmental
institutions, and corporations. This paper demonstrates the utilization of
Kleinberg's burst detection algorithm, co-word occurrence analysis, and graph
layout techniques to generate maps that support the identification of major
research topics and trends. The approach was applied to analyze and map the
complete set of papers published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences (PNAS) in the years 1982-2001. Six domain experts examined and
commented on the resulting maps in an attempt to reconstruct the evolution of
major research areas covered by PNAS
Primary students' spatial visualization and spatial orientation: an evidence base for instruction
This paper reports on the performance of 58 11 to 12-year-olds on a spatial visualization task and a spatial orientation task. The students completed these tasks and explained their thinking during individual interviews. The qualitative data were analysed to inform pedagogical content knowledge for spatial activities. The study revealed that “matching” or “matching and eliminating” were the typical strategies that students employed on these spatial tasks. However, errors in making associations between parts of the same or different shapes were noted. Students also experienced general difficulties with visual memory and language use to explain their thinking. The students’ specific difficulties in spatial visualization related to obscured items, the perspective used, and the placement and orientation of shapes
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Narrative Visualization: Sharing Insights into Complex Data
This paper is a reflection on the emerging genre of narrative visualization, a creative response to the need to share complex data engagingly with the public. In it, we explain how narrative visualization offers authors the opportunity to communicate more effectively with their audience by reproducing and sharing an experience of insight similar to their own. To do so, we propose a two part model, derived from previous literature, in which insight is understood as both an experience and also the product of that experience. We then discuss how the design of narrative visualization should be informed by attempts elsewhere to track the provenance of insights and share them in a collaborative setting. Finally, we present a future direction for research that includes using EEG technology to record neurological patterns during episodes of insight experience as the basis for evaluation
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Audio Cartography: Visual Encoding of Acoustic Parameters
Our sonic environment is the matter of subject in multiple domains which developed individual means of its description. As a result, it lacks an established visual language through which knowledge can be connected and insights shared. We provide a visual communication framework for the systematic and coherent documentation of sound in large-scale environments. This consists of visual encodings and mappings of acoustic parameters into distinct graphic variables that present plausible solutions for the visualization of sound. These candidate encodings are assembled into an application-independent, multifunctional, and extensible design guide. We apply the guidelines and show example maps that acts as a basis for the exploration of audio cartography
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