Information visualisation
Subtitle: techniques, usability and evaluation
By: edited by Ebad Banissi, Francis T. Marchese, Camilla Forsell and Jimmy Johansson
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781443870177; 9781443859813; 9781322215679
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Information visualization; Visualisation de l'information; Internet searching; Information architecture; COMPUTERS; General
Other titles: Information visualization
Description: "Information visualisation is the field of study that is concerned with the development of methods for transforming abstract, complex data into visual representations in order to make that data more easily communicable and understandable. This volume reviews recent developments in information visualisation techniques, their application, and methods for their evaluation. It offers a wide range of examples of applied information visualisation from across disciplines such as history, art, the humanities, science and technology. Beginning with an examination of its medieval origins, it presents theoretical and applied approaches to information representation, including two and three-dimensional cartographic rendering and navigation techniques. In addition, it explores the language of shapes and how it can be employed to further the visualisation of multifaceted data. As a whole, this collection emphasises the important role that the visualisation process plays in extracting, analysing, and presenting the hidden layers of meaning found within large and complex data sets"--Provided by publisher
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Information visualization: techniques; title: Part II. Information visualization: usability and evaluation.