Virtual Geographic Environments Conference


Key Note Speech

Title Author Full Paper
Virtual Geographic Environments As Collective Constructions Michael F. Goodchild
The Multi-Representation of Space-Time Information Donna J.Peuquet
Virtual Kyoto Keiji Yano
Empowering the Web with the Location Vincent Tao


Human-computer interfaces involving spatial visualization

Title Author Full Paper
To see and see through graphics - Toward affordance-driven geovisualization Liqiu Meng
O' Jerusalem: A Decision Support System for Jerusalem (O JDSS) Juval Portugali
Modelling Contextual Knowledge for Adaptive Geographic Visualization Guoray Cai


Visualizing geographic phenomena in new information spaces

Title Author Full Paper
Visualizing future 3-dimensional neighborhoods in Phoenix: An application of incorporating empirical methods with computational graphics Subhrajit Guhathakurta,
Ariane Middel
Assessing the Availability of Virtual Geographic Environment Gang Wan
The Study on Multi-style Interaction in Virtual Geographic Environment Yongning Wen
Digital Urban: The Visual City Andrew Hudson-Smith


Public domain GIS, cartography and visualization

Title Author Full Paper
Evaluating Real-Time Landscape Visualization Techniques for Public Communication of Energy Crop Planting Scenarios Andrew Lovett
A Case Study on Multi-Agent Based Simulation of Pedestrian Crowds in Outdoor Events of Hong Kong Lei Wu, Hui Lin,
Jingjing Shi
A MasterMap-Based Virtual Environment for Urban Planning Jialiang Yao
Visualizing Childrenˇ¦s Walking Behaviour Using Portable Global Positioning Units (GPS) and Energy Expense Monitors Yi Gong


Virtual environments for exploring and discovering spatial information

Title Author Full Paper
Urban growth simulation models: an assist decision instrument for sustainable development of little cities in metropolitan areas of Latin America Cristian Gabriel Terreno
Visualizing impacts of public transportation policies on shops' market share Ping Chen
Virtual 3D Models in Urban Design: Case studies in Tokyo and Fukuoka Michihiko Shinozaki
Digital Earth with Digital Measurable Images Deren Li


Advances in Collaborative 3D and 4D visualization environments

Title Author Full Paper
Towards Effective Interaction in 3D Data Visualizations: What can we learn from videogames technology? Ifan Shepherd, Iestyn Bleasdale-shepherd
Networked Collaborative Virtual Geographic Environments: Design and Implementation Jianhua Gong
An on-line design review tool for agreement of townscape rules among stakeholders on the Internet environment Zhenjiang Shen,
Mitsuhiko Kawakami,
Masayasu Tsunekawa
Applying Virtual Reality in the Environmental Sciences: Four Years on From Building The Social Science for the Environment, Virtual Reality and Experimental Laboratory, What Have We Learnt? Simon Jude,
Katy Appleton,
Andrew Lovett


Locomotion and navigation in Geovisualization ˇV Method

Title Author Full Paper
VGE-based Hierarchical Routing and Navigation Method Yuan Li, Qing Zhu
A Framework of Orienting Pedestrians by Matching Natural Spatial Descriptions with Sidewalk Networks Masatoshi Arikawa,
Kouzou Noaki,
Hideyuki Fujita,
Akihiro Ome
Hybrid Dynamic 3D Image-based Personal Navigation System Studies Weijie Mi


Locomotion and navigation in Geovisualization ˇV Devices

Title Author Full Paper
Readability of Maps on Mobile Phones Kazuki Yanagisawa,
Tohru Yoshikawa
Non-photorealistic Rendering on Mobile Devices and its Usability Concerns Mathias Jahnke,
Liqiu Meng
Exploring spatial uncertainty of GPS coordinates and DEM interpolation in virtual environments Jing Li, Claire Jarvis,
Chris Brunsdon


Real and abstract representation in virtual environments

Title Author Full Paper
Multi-sensory Data Representation in Virtual Worlds: abstraction or pragmatism? Ifan Shepherd
GIS and CG Integrated System for Automatic Generation of 3-D Building Models based on a Digital Map Kenichi Sugihara,
Yoshitugu Hayashi
Geographic Model Integration in Virtual Geographic Environments Hui Yang
VR Driving Simulator as a tool to study drivers' Spatial Behavior and Cognitive Maps Oz Shalom