Paper Info
Title
Elastic Hierarchies: Combining Treemaps and Node-Link Diagrams
Abstract
We investigate the use of elastic hierarchies for representing trees, where a single graphical depiction uses a hybrid mixture, or "interleaving", of more basic forms at different nodes of the tree. In particular, we explore combinations of node-link and Treemap forms, to combine the space-efficiency of Treemaps with the structural clarity of node-link diagrams. A taxonomy is developed to characterize the design space of such hybrid combinations. A software prototype is described, which we used to explore various techniques for visualizing, browsing and interacting with elastic hierarchies, such as side-by-side overview and detail views, highlighting and rubber banding across views, visualization of multiple foci, and smooth animations across transitions. The paper concludes with a discussion of the characteristics of elastic hierarchies and suggestions for research on their properties and uses.
Year
DOI
Venue
2005
10.1109/INFOVIS.2005.12
InfoVis
Keywords
Field
DocType
combining treemaps,design space,elastic hierarchies,different node,hybrid combination,basic form,node-link diagram,node-link diagrams,multiple focus,detail view,treemap form,hybrid mixture,elastic hierarchy,hybrids,treemaps,computer animation,interactive visualization,combinations,tree data structures,data visualisation
Data mining,Data visualization,Visualization,Computer science,Tree (data structure),Theoretical computer science,Software,Interactive visualization,Computer animation,Hierarchy,Interleaving
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
0-7803-9464-x
60
2.97
References 
Authors
15
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Shengdong Zhao196378.40
Michael J. McGuffin298954.52
Mark Chignell31159153.58