An object-oriented framework for temporal data models

Explore Multivariable Spatio-Temporal Data with the Time Wave: Case Study on Meteorological Data

“…This has led to many different views on time. Examples relevant in GISciense are found in Frank(1994), Goralwalla, Ozsu et al (1998) Peuquet (2002 and Aogner, Miksch et al (2007) . It can be said time passes continuously, but it is observed and measured in discrete points or intervals.…”

“…In the wider context of GIScience research on temporal data analysis and modelling (Goralwalla, Ozsu et al 1998) and temporal visualization are receiving increased attention (Mackinlay, Robertson et al 1991;Harrison 1994;Allen 1995;Brown 1998;Harris, Hetzler et al 2000). This includes papers that offer an overview over existing visualization methods Aigner, Miksch et al 2007).…”

Visualization of linear time-oriented data: a survey

“…An object-oriented framework was defined in [22] as a unifying realm for various features found in several temporal data models. Such features gave rise to four design temporal dimensions: temporal structure, which provides the underlying ontology and domains for time, temporal order, which gives an ordering to time, temporal representation, which provides a means to represent time, and history, which allows events to be associated with time.…”

“…In order to classify temporal data we exploit a framework defined in [22]. Such a framework was originally used to compare and analyze different temporal data models.…”

“…Section 2 recalls the framework of [22] and introduces the categorization we use in the rest of this paper. Sections 3, 4 and 5 discuss the characteristics of the various visualizations according to such a categorization and presents examples of systems implementing them.…”