This study selected the Sino-US route data from the top 30 global container liner companies between December 1,2019,and December 29,2019,as the data source utilizing the complex network research methodology.It constru...This study selected the Sino-US route data from the top 30 global container liner companies between December 1,2019,and December 29,2019,as the data source utilizing the complex network research methodology.It constructs a Sino-US container shipping network through voyage weighting and analyzes the essential structural characteristics to explore the network’s complex structural fea-tures.The network’s evolution is examined from three perspectives,namely,time,space,and event influence,aiming to comprehens-ively explore the network’s evolution mechanism.The results revealed that:1)the weighted Sino-US container shipping network exhib-its small-world and scale-free properties.Key hub ports in the United States include NEW YORK NY,SAVANNAH GA,LOS ANGELES CA,and OAKLAND CA,whereas SHANGHAI serving as the hub port in China.The geographical distribution of these hub ports is uneven.2)Concerning the evolution of the weighted Sino-US container shipping network,from a temporal perspective,the evolution of the regional structure of the entire Sino-US region and the Inland United States is in a stage of radiative expansion and de-velopment,with a need for further enhancement in competitiveness and development speed.The evolution of the regional structure of southern China and Europe is transitioning from the stage of radiative expansion and development to an advanced equilibrium stage.The shipping development in Northern China,the Western and Eastern United States,and Asia is undergoing significant changes but faces challenges of fierce competition and imbalances.From a spatial perspective,the rationality and effectiveness of the improved weighted Barrat-Barthelemy-Vespignani(BBV)model are confirmed through theoretical derivation.The applicability of the improved evolution model is verified by simulating the evolution of the weighted Sino-US container shipping network.From an event impact per-spective,the Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic has not fundamentally affected the spatial pattern of the weighted Sino-US container shipping network but has significantly impacted the network’s connectivity.The network lacks sufficient resilience and stability in emergency situations.3)Based on the analysis of the structural characteristics and evolution of the weighted Sino-US con-tainer shipping network,recommendations for network development are proposed from three aspects:emphasizing the development of hub ports,focusing on the balanced development of the network,and optimizing the layout of Chinese ports.展开更多
With the development of computer graphics,the three-dimensional(3D)visualization brings new technological revolution to the traditional cartography.Therefore,the topographic 3D-map emerges to adapt to this technologic...With the development of computer graphics,the three-dimensional(3D)visualization brings new technological revolution to the traditional cartography.Therefore,the topographic 3D-map emerges to adapt to this technological revolution,and the applications of topographic 3D-map are spread rapidly to other relevant fields due to its incomparable advantage.The researches on digital map and the construction of map database offer strong technical support and abundant data source for this new technology,so the research and development of topographic 3D-map will receive greater concern.The basic data of the topographic 3D-map are rooted mainly in digital map and its basic model is derived from digital elevation model(DEM)and 3D-models of other DEM-based geographic features.In view of the potential enormous data and the complexity of geographic features,the dynamic representation of geographic information becomes the focus of the research of topographic 3D-map and also the prerequisite condition of 3D query and analysis.In addition to the equipment of hardware that are restraining,to a certain extent,the 3D representation,the data organization structure of geographic information will be the core problem of research on 3D-map.Level of detail(LOD),space partitioning,dynamic object loading(DOL)and object culling are core technologies of the dynamic 3D representation.The object-selection,attribute-query and model-editing are important functions and interaction tools for users with 3D-maps provided by topographic 3D-map system,all of which are based on the data structure of the 3D-model.This paper discusses the basic theories,concepts and cardinal principles of topographic 3D-map,expounds the basic way to organize the scene hierarchy of topographic 3D-map based on the node mechanism and studies the dynamic representation technologies of topographic 3D-map based on LOD,space partitioning,DOL and object culling.Moreover,such interactive operation functions are explored,in this paper,as spatial query,scene editing and management of topographic 3D-map.Finally,this paper describes briefly the applications of topographic 3D-map in its related fields.展开更多
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41201473,41371975)。
文摘This study selected the Sino-US route data from the top 30 global container liner companies between December 1,2019,and December 29,2019,as the data source utilizing the complex network research methodology.It constructs a Sino-US container shipping network through voyage weighting and analyzes the essential structural characteristics to explore the network’s complex structural fea-tures.The network’s evolution is examined from three perspectives,namely,time,space,and event influence,aiming to comprehens-ively explore the network’s evolution mechanism.The results revealed that:1)the weighted Sino-US container shipping network exhib-its small-world and scale-free properties.Key hub ports in the United States include NEW YORK NY,SAVANNAH GA,LOS ANGELES CA,and OAKLAND CA,whereas SHANGHAI serving as the hub port in China.The geographical distribution of these hub ports is uneven.2)Concerning the evolution of the weighted Sino-US container shipping network,from a temporal perspective,the evolution of the regional structure of the entire Sino-US region and the Inland United States is in a stage of radiative expansion and de-velopment,with a need for further enhancement in competitiveness and development speed.The evolution of the regional structure of southern China and Europe is transitioning from the stage of radiative expansion and development to an advanced equilibrium stage.The shipping development in Northern China,the Western and Eastern United States,and Asia is undergoing significant changes but faces challenges of fierce competition and imbalances.From a spatial perspective,the rationality and effectiveness of the improved weighted Barrat-Barthelemy-Vespignani(BBV)model are confirmed through theoretical derivation.The applicability of the improved evolution model is verified by simulating the evolution of the weighted Sino-US container shipping network.From an event impact per-spective,the Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic has not fundamentally affected the spatial pattern of the weighted Sino-US container shipping network but has significantly impacted the network’s connectivity.The network lacks sufficient resilience and stability in emergency situations.3)Based on the analysis of the structural characteristics and evolution of the weighted Sino-US con-tainer shipping network,recommendations for network development are proposed from three aspects:emphasizing the development of hub ports,focusing on the balanced development of the network,and optimizing the layout of Chinese ports.
文摘With the development of computer graphics,the three-dimensional(3D)visualization brings new technological revolution to the traditional cartography.Therefore,the topographic 3D-map emerges to adapt to this technological revolution,and the applications of topographic 3D-map are spread rapidly to other relevant fields due to its incomparable advantage.The researches on digital map and the construction of map database offer strong technical support and abundant data source for this new technology,so the research and development of topographic 3D-map will receive greater concern.The basic data of the topographic 3D-map are rooted mainly in digital map and its basic model is derived from digital elevation model(DEM)and 3D-models of other DEM-based geographic features.In view of the potential enormous data and the complexity of geographic features,the dynamic representation of geographic information becomes the focus of the research of topographic 3D-map and also the prerequisite condition of 3D query and analysis.In addition to the equipment of hardware that are restraining,to a certain extent,the 3D representation,the data organization structure of geographic information will be the core problem of research on 3D-map.Level of detail(LOD),space partitioning,dynamic object loading(DOL)and object culling are core technologies of the dynamic 3D representation.The object-selection,attribute-query and model-editing are important functions and interaction tools for users with 3D-maps provided by topographic 3D-map system,all of which are based on the data structure of the 3D-model.This paper discusses the basic theories,concepts and cardinal principles of topographic 3D-map,expounds the basic way to organize the scene hierarchy of topographic 3D-map based on the node mechanism and studies the dynamic representation technologies of topographic 3D-map based on LOD,space partitioning,DOL and object culling.Moreover,such interactive operation functions are explored,in this paper,as spatial query,scene editing and management of topographic 3D-map.Finally,this paper describes briefly the applications of topographic 3D-map in its related fields.
