从时空GIS视野来定量分析人类行为的思考

Rethinking Human Behavior Research from the Perspective of Space-time GIS

从面向城市科学发展所必须的人类行为研究需求出发,从时空GIS的视野来看人类行为研究的基础问题与研究方法,剖析时空GIS对定量分析人类行为研究中的理想与现实间的鸿沟,以及所存在的理论与方法挑战,总结了时空GIS支撑人类行为研究的能力与不足,为大数据时代的人类行为研究前沿探索拓展思路。

This paper discusses the potential and challenges when developing space-time GIS in support of human behavioral research. It high lights major accomplishments of using space-time GIS, especially from the time-geographic perspective, to study spatial and temporal characteristics of human behavior. However, there are several existing challenges impeding further development of the theory and methods of space-time GIS to support integrated space-time analysis, holistic study of human activities at stationary locations and in motion, as well as going beyond analysis of geometric characteristics of space-time trajectory data to gain insights on key factors that influence human behavioral patterns. We hope this paper helps shed light on future directions for developing space-time GIS in support of hu- man behavioral research in the age of big data.