A meta-notation for data visualization

Sang Yun Lee; Ulrich Neumann

doi:10.1117/12.872592

24 January 2011 A meta-notation for data visualization

Sang Yun Lee, Ulrich Neumann

Proceedings Volume 7868, Visualization and Data Analysis 2011; 78680V (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.872592
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2011, San Francisco Airport, California, United States

Abstract

We describe a meta-notation devised to express the major structural characteristics in widely-used data visualizations. The meta-notation consists of unary and binary operators that can be combined to represent a visualization. Capturing structural features of a visualization, our meta-notation can be applied to match or compare two visualizations at a conceptual level. For example, a user's request for a visualization can be compared with visualization tools' presentation capabilities. The design of the operators is discussed as we present their underlying concepts and show examples of their use. To illustrate how expressive the meta-notation is, we explore some commonly-used data visualizations. A benefit of our approach is that the operators define a set of required capabilities on which a visualization system can be organized. Thus, the meta-notation can be used to design a system that interconnects various data visualization tools by sending and receiving visualization requests between them.

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Sang Yun Lee and Ulrich Neumann "A meta-notation for data visualization", Proc. SPIE 7868, Visualization and Data Analysis 2011, 78680V (24 January 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.872592

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