Multidimensional cube for representing flight data in visualization-based system for tracking flyer

Abstract

Flyer is a means utilized popularly and effectively in recording landscape from above, collecting data of environment and weather, contributing to field works, especially conveying samples and medications from or to patients living in areas isolated by flood. It is necessary to track flyer's locations and characteristics for its activities. Visualization-based system for tracking flyer enables user to monitor flyer by analyzing visually multivariable flight data. Visualization-based system for tracking flyer using 3D cube represents flight data including ground position and elevation, using space-time cube (STC) represents ground position and time, using 4D cube represents time, ground position, and elevation. Meanwhile, multipurpose flyer needs to be tracked not only time, ground position, elevation, but also characteristics. The paper proposes multidimensional cube (mD cube) for visualization-based tracking system to represent multivariable flight data including time, location, and characteristics. Multidimensional cube results from the combination of a 4D cube with a multivariate cube representing characteristics changing over time. The mD cube represents visually multivariable flight data in visualization-based tracking system to enable user to monitor flyer. With mathematical reasoning, user can understand the significance of multivariable flight data by responding several analytical tasks.