Geovisualization Techniques for the Threat of Sport-hunting in Northern Quebec

The domain of geovisualization in Geographic Information Science provides techniques for visual exploration, synthesis, analysis and presentation of spatial data. Six significant techniques from the geovisualization literature are applied to a data set describing the threat of sport-hunting to the economic activity of the Cree of northern Quebec. This data set is comprised of map interviews with hunters in a small community. The techniques applied are Visual Variables; Fog Layers; 3-D Attribute Extrusion; 3-D Attribute Surfaces; Space-Time Paths and Animation. This study uses ArcMap, ArcScene and Advanced GIF Animator interfaces used to apply these techniques. The data set is very manageable so the techniques are explored thoroughly. Each technique is assessed for its economic activity. It is found that the techniques show the usefulness of geovisualization in illustrating the many aspects of a threat.