The Visual Exploration of Insurance Data in Google Earth

Slingsby, A., Dykes, J., Wood, J., Foote, M. & Blom, M. (2008). The Visual Exploration of Insurance Data in Google Earth. Paper presented at the GISRUK08, 2 - 4 Apr 2008, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.

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    Abstract

    Visualisation and geovisualisation techniques can both complement and help communicate the results of GIS and other analyses in the exploration of multivariate datasets and may provide insights and solutions for managing exposure and potential loss. Graphical techniques and the use of geobrowsers such as Google Earth are also being used in a communicative role to engage a variety of different audiences within insurance companies with information about policies, exposure and potential losses. In this paper, we focus on one particular geo-browser, Google Earth, which provides access to a rich array of datasets including aerial imagery, roads, administrative boundaries and photographs and, importantly, allows additional data to be added through the welldocumented KML format.

    Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
    Uncontrolled Keywords: insurance, geovisualization, interactive data exploration, Google Earth, KML
    Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GA Mathematical geography. Cartography
    H Social Sciences > HA Statistics
    Divisions: School of Informatics > Department of Information Science
    School of Informatics > giCentre
    URI: http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/563

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