Human–computer interaction

Semantic Web

Mathematics

Visualization

Computer science

Information visualization

Visual analytics

Interactive visual analysis

Domain (mathematical analysis)

Computer graphics

Categorization

Artificial intelligence

Mathematical analysis

Semantic analytics

Data science

Analytics

Semantic Web Stack

Cultural analytics

Computational Visual Media

Developing effective visual analytics systems demands care in characterization of domain problems and integration of visualization techniques and computational models. Urban visual analytics has already achieved remarkable success in tackling urban problems and providing fundamental services for smart cities. To promote further academic research and assist the development of industrial urban analytics systems, we comprehensively review urban visual analytics studies from four perspectives. In particular, we identify 8 urban domains and 22 types of popular visualization, analyze 7 types of computational method, and categorize existing systems into 4 types based on their integration of visualization techniques and computational models. We conclude with potential research directions and opportunities.

A survey of urban visual analytics: Advances and future directions