Visualization and level-of-detail of metadata for interactive exploration of Sensor Web  

作　　者：Byounghyun Yoo V.Judson Harward 

机构地区：[1]Imaging Media Research Center,Korea Institute of Science and Technology,Seoul,Korea [2]Faculty of Arts and Sciences,Harvard University,Cambridge,MA,USA

出　　处：《International Journal of Digital Earth》2014年第11期847-869,共23页国际数字地球学报（英文）

基　　金：This work was supported in part by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST)Institutional Program(Project No.2E24100).

摘　　要：There are several issues with Web-based search interfaces on a Sensor Web data infrastructure.It can be difficult to(1)find the proper keywords for the formulation of queries and(2)explore the information if the user does not have previous knowledge about the particular sensor systems providing the informa-tion.We investigate how the visualization of sensor resources on a 3D Web-based Digital Earth globe organized by level-of-detail(LOD)can enhance search and exploration of information by easing the formulation of geospatial queries against the metadata of sensor systems.Our case study provides an approach inspired by geographical mashups in which freely available functionality and data are flexibly combined.We use PostgreSQL,PostGIS,PHP,and X3D-Earth technologies to allow the Web3D standard and its geospatial component to be used for visual exploration and LOD control of a dynamic scene.Our goal is to facilitate the dynamic exploration of the Sensor Web and to allow the user to seamlessly focus in on a particular sensor system from a set of registered sensor networks deployed across the globe.We present a prototype metadata exploration system featuring LOD for a multiscaled Sensor Web as a Digital Earth application.

关 键 词：Sensor Web datavisualization Sensor Web data discovery and search LEVEL-OF-DETAIL metadata visualization Web3D standard extensible 3D graphics X3D geospatial component 

分 类 号：TP3[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]