Paper Info
Title
Voronoi treemaps for the visualization of software metrics
Abstract
In this paper we present a hierarchy-based visualization approach for software metrics using Treemaps. Contrary to existing rectangle-based Treemap layout algorithms, we introduce layouts based on arbitrary polygons that are advantageous with respect to the aspect ratio between width and height of the objects and the identification of boundaries between and within the hierarchy levels in the Treemap. The layouts are computed by the iterative relaxation of Voronoi tessellations. Additionally, we describe techniques that allow the user to investigate software metric data of complex systems by utilizing transparencies in combination with interactive zooming.
Year
DOI
Venue
2005
10.1145/1056018.1056041
SOFTVIS
Keywords
Field
DocType
interactive zooming,software metrics,voronoi treemaps,complex system,arbitrary polygon,aspect ratio,software metric data,rectangle-based treemap layout algorithm,voronoi tessellations,hierarchy level,hierarchy-based visualization approach,software metric,voronoi diagrams,voronoi tessellation,treemaps,voronoi diagram
Polygon,Centroidal Voronoi tessellation,Visualization,Computer science,Rectangle,Zoom,Theoretical computer science,Voronoi diagram,Software metric,Hierarchy
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
1-59593-073-6
94
3.55
References 
Authors
15
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Michael Balzer126812.59
Oliver Deussen22852205.16
Claus Lewerentz366564.65