Geospatial spreadsheets with microscale air quality visualization and synchronization for supporting multiple-scenario visual collaboration
A major obstacle of the interdisciplinary communications for decision-making is that each participant prefers the solution from their own area because current collaboration systems cannot effectively mediate among many alternatives. If a visual collaboration system could display multiple
alternatives in a single visual presentation, users would be able to compare alternatives with only a few variables, where all other parameters are fixed, at least from a visual perspective. In this study, we developed a visualization tool to support a microscale air quality (MSAQ) management
group, the members of which often need to compare the effects of many alternative control methods. The main achievements of this study are: (1) three-dimensional (3D) visualization of the MSAQ using a 3D city model and (2) development of a geospatial spreadsheet (GS) to facilitate visual comparisons,
thereby improving decision-making by making it easy to compare differences based on realistic visual display items. A questionnaire-based survey showed that use of the GS could generate a shared perspective and provide a spatiotemporal context for the participants, thereby making it easy to
compare, mediate and reach decisions when confronted with many alternatives.
Keywords: geospatial spreadsheet; microscale air quality scientific visualization; particle system dynamics; synchronization; three-dimensional city model
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Advanced Technology Fusion, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea 2: Computer Science, Korea University, Seoul, Korea 3: Weather Information Service Engine Project, CATER, Seoul, Korea 4: Landscape Architecture, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea
Publication date: 02 December 2014
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