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Area of Science:

  • Data Science
  • Computer Vision
  • Maritime Analytics

Background:

  • Moving objects are often analyzed as multivariate time-series.
  • Density maps aggregate filtered trajectories to reveal movement patterns.
  • Existing methods lack flexibility for analysts to incorporate domain knowledge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a flexible architecture for density maps enabling custom exploration of moving object data.
  • To allow analysts to express domain knowledge through custom computations.
  • To enhance the analysis of multivariate time-series data.

Main Methods:

  • A flexible architecture for density maps is proposed.
  • A script-based approach using six block types for computation is introduced.
  • Blocks are customized using expressions to model domain-specific knowledge.

Main Results:

  • The architecture supports custom and versatile exploration using multiple density fields.
  • Expressions allow for advanced computation and enhancement of trajectories and density fields.
  • Demonstrated versatility through maritime use cases developed with domain experts.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed flexible density map architecture enhances the analysis of moving objects.
  • The use of expressions allows for effective modeling of domain knowledge.
  • The approach is valuable for analyzing object movement in various domains.