DynamoVis

DynamoVis visualizes and analyzes animal movement data to reveal relationships between organism motion and internal and external factors for movement ecology research.

Key Features:

• Movement Data Integration: Supports visualization and analysis of movement data in relation to internal and external factors influencing motion.
• Custom Animations and Multivariate Visualizations: Creates detailed animated and multivariate visual representations that capture associations between trajectories and multiple covariates.
• Recording and Exporting Visualizations: Enables designing, recording, and exporting custom animations and multivariate visualization outputs.
• Cartographic Principles: Applies cartographic techniques to structure spatial visualizations for accurate geographic representation of tracks.

Scientific Applications:

• Movement Ecology: Visualizes animal tracks and trajectories to investigate movement patterns and spatial behavior within ecological studies.
• Factor Influence Analysis: Explores how internal (e.g., physiological state) and external (e.g., environmental) factors influence path choice and motion capacity.
• Hypothesis Generation: Produces visual evidence to support hypothesis formation about drivers of movement and guides subsequent quantitative analyses.

Methodology:

Applies cartographic techniques to spatial movement data and supports the design, recording, and export of animated and multivariate visualizations for analysis.