ABSTRACT

Today, in the space-time big data environment, the research into behavior maps, as an important spatial analysis and behavior visualization method, has gradually increased in dimension, depth and breadth. In this study, we used the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database and the Web of Science (WOS) Core Collection database as the main literature search engines, through the literature review, the behavior maps analysis type, visual expression, and its method evolution are summarized. And we used CiteSpace and VOSviewer scientific knowledge mapping software to reveal the hotspots, development trends, and field dynamics of space-time behavior maps research in the collected documents. We find that the current research literature on space-time behavior maps shows three areas of clustering: post-occupancy evaluation, public open space, and time geography. By establishing the typical application cases in the three fields, the applications and development frontiers are summarized and considered.