Contents

• Abstract
• Zusammenfassung
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Introduction
  • Problem Statement
  • Overview
• Background
  • Fundamentals
    • Types of Points
    • Time and Rhythm
      • Measurement of Time
      • What About the Fuzzy and Abstract Temporal Terms?
      • Representation of Time in Computer Science
      • Rhythms
    • What is Pattern?
    • Questions Posed upon Point Objects
  • Current Analysis Methods
    • Point Pattern Analysis in Biology
    • Point Pattern Analysis in Commercial GIS
    • Current GIS Methods
    • Database Aspects
      • Temporal Databases
      • Temporal Query Languages
      • Temporal GIS
• Development of Methods
  • Temporal Data Frames Concept
    • Introduction to the Problem
    • Purpose
    • Introduction of TDF: the Basic Form
    • Cyclic Aspects of Time
    • Forms of Implementation
    • Example Application
    • Outlook
  • A new Family of Time-Plots
    • Creation of T-Plots
    • T-x, T-y and T-r Plot
    • T-$\nu$ Plot
    • T-$\sigma$ Plot
    • Creation of TT-Plots
    • TT-$\delta$ Plot (Spatial Distance)
      • TT-$\delta$ Plots Generated from Artificial Point Data
      • Interpretation Catalogue for TT-$\delta$ Plots
    • TT-$\pi$ Plot (Parallelity)
      • TT-$\pi$ Plots Generated from Artificial Point Data
      • Interpretation Catalogue for TT-$\pi$ Plots
    • Further Analysis of TT-Plot Data
    • Combined and Superimposed TT-Plots
    • Extensions for Two Objects: TT2-Plots
  • Applications of the Time-Plot Family
    • Defining Biological Phases with T-Plots: Woodstorks
    • TT-$\delta$ Plots from Biological Point Data
      • Ant in a Petri Dish
      • Lynx
      • Myotis myotis from Portugal
  • Radial Distance Functions (RDF)
    • Creation of RDF-Functions
    • Types of RDF-Functions
    • RDF-Example: Badger Setts
    • Temporal RDF-Functions
    • Directional RDF-Functions
    • Extensions to RDF-Functions
• Discussion and Epilogue
• The Prototype Application TUPF
• Glossary of Time
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements
• Curriculum vitae