Combining linking and focusing techniques for a multiple hierarchy visualisation

Graham, M.; Kennedy, J.

Abstract

Visualisations have previously combined linking and brushing operations successfully. However, none to our knowledge have combined linking and focussing techniques. We describe the motivation behind developing such a technique, and show how our visualisation takes advantage of inherent links in a set of multiple overlapping hierarchies to build a mechanism that can produce linked focus + context effects between these multiple hierarchies with a single user action. Previously, our visualisation had utilised linking only, using colour to highlight correlations between distinct but overlapping hierarchies.

Citation

Graham, M., & Kennedy, J. (2001, July). Combining linking and focusing techniques for a multiple hierarchy visualisation. Presented at Proceedings Fifth International Conference on Information Visualisation, London, England, UK,

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: Proceedings Fifth International Conference on Information Visualisation
• Start Date: Jul 25, 2001
• End Date: Jul 27, 2001
• Publication Date: Aug 2, 2002
• Deposit Date: Nov 2, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 2, 2009
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 425-432
• Book Title: Proceedings [of the] Fifth International Conference on Information Visualisation
• ISBN: 0769511953
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/iv.2001.942092
• Keywords: Visualisation; Computer graphics; Colour graphics; Hierarchical classifications; Overlapping hierarchies; Linking techniques; Focus; Context
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3003
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IV.2001.942092
• Contract Date: Nov 2, 2009