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Requirements and architecture of an information visualization tool

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Database Issues for Data Visualization (DBVIS 1995)

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This paper talks about the requirements for an effective information visualization tool. The architecture of Navigational View Builder, a tool to develop visualizations of the information space of hypermedia systems is also described. We then show how the tool satisfies the requirements of an information visualization tool. To conclude the paper we discuss some of the required features of the underlying database for producing effective visualizations.

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  1. C & C Research Lab, NEC USA, 95134, San Jose, CA, USA

    Sougata Mukherjea

  2. Graphics, Visualization & Usability Center, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, 30332, Atlanta, Ga, USA

    James D. Foley

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Mukherjea, S., Foley, J.D. (1996). Requirements and architecture of an information visualization tool. In: Wierse, A., Grinstein, G.G., Lang, U. (eds) Database Issues for Data Visualization. DBVIS 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1183. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-62221-7_6

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