Unfolding the City: Spatial Preference Based on Individual Demographic Characteristics

Autor: Qi Wang, Min Lu, Qingquan Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: IEEE Access, Vol 8, Pp 43455-43465 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2169-3536
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2977673
Popis: A city is shaped not only by its assembled infrastructures but also by the people living inside it. People with a wide range of individual demographic characteristics visit places at different weights and with different preferences, sculpting a city into a space of diverse spatial preferences. Due to the challenges in the collection and analysis of data considering multi-dimensional demographic characteristics, the daily movement of characterized individuals has been less studied. Therefore, we aim to develop a visual analytics system to better explore spatial preference based on individual demographic characteristics. We take a step forward and perform an online survey to collect individual profiles and movements from volunteers on a large-scale. Then, we design a visual analytic system to investigate the spatial preferences of groups by specifying demographic characteristics. To facilitate the identification of characterized groups, individuals are embedded in t-SNE projection for an abstract overview, and vivid graphics are drawn by a data-driven profile method for detailed examination. A 2.5D spatial visualization is proposed to maintain a compact multivariable analysis by relaxing the z-axis to encode information, such as visiting frequency, demands, and traveling distance. Together with a cross-filter and flexible 2.5D interactions, the effectiveness and usability of the system are demonstrated well by a study conducted in Shenzhen.
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