Real-time map rendering and interaction: a stylized hierarchical symbol model

Abstract

Digital maps, serving as pivotal instruments in the realm of geographic information services, adeptly encapsulate spatial data through refined graphics and symbols. Widely used across various domains such as smart devices, in-vehicle navigation systems, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), electronic gaming, and virtual reality, these maps face the ongoing challenge of delivering real-time, precise, and efficacious map rendering and interaction experiences. In response to this challenge, this study introduces a Stylized Hierarchical Symbol structure (SHS) and a Geographic Feature Color-weighted Rendering technique (GFCR). The approach is further complemented by incorporating Adaptive Hierarchy-Weighted caching (AHie), Catalan Number-based Caching access (CatNCa), and Grid-based Dynamic caching loading (GriD). Experimental results demonstrate the method's effectiveness in addressing issues related to timeliness, accuracy, and logical correctness in mobile map environments, enhancing the real-time interaction experience of mobile digital maps. Notably, this method imposes modest hardware and storage requirements, making it applicable to a wide range of scenarios including natural resource planning, intricate road landscapes, route navigation challenges, and emerging fields such as autonomous driving, virtual reality, and the metaverse.

Keywords

• Real-time
• map render
• map interaction
• hierarchical symbol
• adaptive visualization
• geo-visual analytics