Introduction to Spatiotemporal Data

Spatial and temporal data are generated for analytics and surveillance actions in fields like road transportation, satellite-related applications, moving action detection, etc. Various sensing technologies and social media applications have utilised spatial and temporal data. In this chapter, the study has been conducted to detail spatial and temporal data views. Later the spatial and temporal data categories were analysed alongside their merits and needfulness. Further, various spatial and temporal data models have been analysed from different aspects of the applications related to moving objects as dynamic regions and dynamic objects detection and observation. Spatial and temporal data representation techniques have been studied and compared to the highlights for further research. Furthermore, spatial and temporal data-handling methods have been studied to enrich the applications of moving objects over day-to-day societal activities alongside merits and demerits. Finally, spatial and temporal data applications have been reviewed and listed with their merits and demerits.