Techniques for Mapping Information to Graphics Attributes in Information Visualization.

Accession number;99A0182307
Title;Techniques for Mapping Information to Graphics Attributes in Information Visualization.
Author; KASHIWAGI KOICHI (Sharp Corp.) URANO NAOKI (Sharp Corp.)
Journal Title;Joho Shori Gakkai Kenkyu Hokoku
Journal Code:Z0031B
ISSN:0919-6072
VOL.98;NO.116(HI-81);PAGE.25-30(1998)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.5, TBL.1, REF.7
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Many visualization systems map properties of data to some graphics attributes, such as colors, coordinates, etc., to visualize the characteristics of data. This paper proposes a visualization technique called "gradation mapping", and describes its implementation. Users can manipulate the mapping function to visualize data in a desired form by the interactive tool. The tool consists of two components, mapping function and its controller. The mapping function has several parameters for the states of mapping, and the controller provides the user interface to control the parameters. (author abst.)