Spatiotemporal visualization of sensor data
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPeter Bak, Irina Dumitrescu, Juerg von Kaenel, Gilad M. Saadoun, Xing Zhi Sun
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Abstract
An apparatus for visualizing data includes memory for storing sensor data and a processor. The processor is configured to generate a map of a geographic area, and to display at a first location on the map at least one icon graphically representing a measurement of the sensor at the first location over a period of time and graphically representing the period of time.
Claims10
An apparatus for visualizing data, comprising:
- memory configured to store sensor data;
- and
- a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to generate a map, and to display at a first location on the map at least one icon graphically representing a measurement of the sensor at the first location over a period of time and graphically representing the period of time;
- wherein the at least one icon is a polygonal shape having one or more dimensions representing both the measurement of the sensor over the period of time and representing the period of time, and the polygonal shape includes a first polygonal shape having a first size and a second polygonal shape having a second size smaller than the first size, the first and second polygonal shapes corresponding to different segments of time within the period of time represented by the at least one icon.
A computer program product for visualizing data, the computer program product comprising:
- a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising:
- generating a map including a first location;
- and
- generating at least one icon graphically representing measurements taken at the first location and a period of time over which the measurements were gathered;
- wherein the at least one icon includes a first polygonal shape and a second polygonal shape having different sizes corresponding to different segments of time that make up the period of time over which the measurements were gathered.
A computer program product for visualizing data, the computer program product comprising:
- a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising:
- generating a map including a first location;
- and
- generating at least one icon graphically representing measurements taken at the first location and a period of time over which the measurements were gathered;
- wherein the at least one icon includes a first polygonal shape and a second polygonal shape corresponding to equal segments of time that make up the period of time over which the measurements were gathered, the first polygonal shape and the second polygonal shape having different sizes corresponding to different magnitudes of measurement values.
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