Publisher's Synopsis
Scientific visualization is a set of research methods developed in computer science to enable the controlled manipulation of data presented graphically to enhance its readability, or to reveal or demonstrate unsuspected patterns, regularities or connections. Its effectiveness depends on the availability of large volumes of computer power, a rigorous and sophisticated development of programmes, procedures and routines and the most advanced data handling and presenting technologies. It is proving, however, to be a powerful research tool, enabling graphic analysis of often very abstract and huge data sets to allow dramatic and important results to emerge.;As such, it is ideally suited for application to GIS and this book provides an introduction to the techniques of scientific visualization in this burgeoning field. Conceived as a "team-written" text, it brings together the world's leading research practitioners to produce an integrated, practical manual of the techniques and their application.;Published in association with the Association for Geographic Information (AGI), this should be a major source for GIS practitioners in academic and consultancy research, cartographers, data scientists, and all other research scientists whose work involves the graphical presentation of spatial or areal data.
