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Articles | Volume XLI-B2
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B2-563-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B2-563-2016
08 Jun 2016
 | 08 Jun 2016

NASA WEBWORLDWIND: MULTIDIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL GLOBE FOR GEO BIG DATA VISUALIZATION

M. A. Brovelli, P. Hogan, G. Prestifilippo, and G. Zamboni

Keywords: Virtual Globe, Data Visualization, Big geo-data, Web GIS, Multi-dimensional data, Social Media

Abstract. In this paper, we presented a web application created using the NASA WebWorldWind framework. The application is capable of visualizing n-dimensional data using a Voxel model. In this case study, we handled social media data and Call Detailed Records (CDR) of telecommunication networks. These were retrieved from the "BigData Challenge 2015" of Telecom Italia. We focused on the visualization process for a suitable way to show this geo-data in a 3D environment, incorporating more than three dimensions. This engenders an interactive way to browse the data in their real context and understand them quickly. Users will be able to handle several varieties of data, import their dataset using a particular data structure, and then mash them up in the WebWorldWind virtual globe. A broad range of public use this tool for diverse purposes is possible, without much experience in the field, thanks to the intuitive user-interface of this web app.