InformationAesthetics brings us an interesting new paper from PhD student Niels Willems that combines multiple visualization techniques to visualize various shipping routes.
The combination of two fields (i.e. a large and small kernel), provides overview and detail: a large kernel provides an overview of area usage revealing vessel highways. Details of speed variations of individual vessels are shown with a small kernel, highlighting anchoring zones where multiple vessels stop.
The paper is hidden behind a paywall, but New Scientist has some great images of his work.
via Visualization of Vessel Trajectories – information aesthetics.
