Using traditional analysis tools, it is difficult for analyst to clearly visualized and interpret the dimension of time and chronology within their data. GeoTime is the only 3D visualization tool created specifically to display geospatial, link and temporal data simultaneously, providing a clear view of your data, across all dimensions. GeoTime's 3D Time Viewer lays the foundation for an advanced set of analysis tools which empower an analyst to detect, examine and understand patterns faster than with traditional data visualization and analysis tools. GeoTime's analysis tools are complemented by intuitive reporting tools which ensure that an analyst's observations can be easily captured and simplify the task of publishing well articulated and visually compelling conclusions for peers and decision makers.
Specifically designed to enable analysts to visualize movements, communications and relationships over both space and time, the 3D Time Viewer simultaneously displays the geographical location and the time of events. The 3D Time Viewer presents an event's time attribute in the vertical dimension, creating a 3D representation of the data on top of a graphical map. These events are automatically linked together into trails when dealing with entities, showing their movement over time.
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The 3D Time Viewer provides:
Moreover, a 2009 study found that for complex questions where the participants needed an overall understanding of a dataset, the GeoTime-type representation resulted in, on average, twice as fast response times. Users also noted it was intuitive, engaging and easy to understand. To read the entire study: An Evaluation of Space Time Cube Representation of Spatiotemporal Patterns Kristensson, P.O., et al, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, August, 2009.
GeoTime supports a wide variety of data formats and sources, with native plug-ins for both ESRI ArcGIS and Microsoft Excel. GeoTime also provides live data and mapping services support for GeoRSS, ESRI ArcGIS online maps and WMS services. Data can also be loaded directly into GeoTime using a wide variety of file formats.
New in GeoTime 5 is the ability to connect to live data feeds, enabling users to visualize up to date information. GeoTime can now connect to live GeoRSS and RSS feeds, streaming in events for display within GeoTime's 3D Time Viewer. Users have complete control over feed updates, enriching information gathering and intelligence products.
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GeoTime 5 makes importing geotagged photos simple with a the ability to import groups of photos, allowing users to easily add valuable location-relevant imagery to their analysis work. Photos are displayed on the map using its geotagged location, and within the 3D Time Viewer based on when the photo was taken.
See the connections and links between entities over time, by taking into consideration both the spatial and temporal factors of these relationships. GeoTime highlights a wide variety of links including communications, meetings, relationships and transactions between entities. Identify unknown links and explore known connections to discover new links and relationships. Communications activities can be layered into visualizations to reveal the intent and the behavior of entities.
GeoTime’s animation, charting, aggregation and built-in analysis tools rapidly expose patterns, connections and trends that help analysts to focus on relevant data subsets almost instantly.
In response to customer requests, GeoTime 5 introduces new geo-temporal analysis tools, adding to its suite of pattern finding tools. New additions include the Cluster Finder, which allows users to easily locate clusters of events over space and time. Also added is the Proximity Finder, which can find instances where entities or groups of events are within a close proximity to a specific location or event and within a specific span of time. These new analysis tools enhance an analyst's ability to quickly find areas of interest within their data.
GeoTime has built in reporting tools that analysts can use capture observations and discoveries made during analysis, making it easy to publish visual reports for distribution to all levels of the analytical and decision making teams. GeoTime 5 expands the scope and depth of reporting with the ability to capture any 3D perspective and 2D view of your data. Charts and timelines can also be added to reports, providing additional visual elements to support observations and findings. Reports can now include links to external documents and URLs, expanding the scope of reports prepared within GeoTime.
Using interactive presentation tools found within GeoTime, analysts can create visually compelling walk-throughs of the observations and insights collected during analysis.