Human–computer interaction

Mathematical analysis

Semantic analytics

Artificial intelligence

Semantic Web Stack

Information visualization

Semantic Web

Data science

Mathematics

Visualization

Domain (mathematical analysis)

Computer science

Cultural analytics

Visual analytics

Computer graphics

Analytics

Categorization

Interactive visual analysis

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