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December 2003, Volume 2, Number 4, Pages 258-269
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Original Article
A model and software system for coordinated and multiple views in exploratory visualization
Nadia Boukhelifa1 and Peter J Rodgers1

1Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, U.K.

Correspondence to: Nadia Boukhelifa and Peter J. Rodgers, Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NF, U.K. Tel: +44 1227 827590/+44 1227 827913; Fax: +44 1227 762811/+44 1227 762811; E-mail: n.boukhelifa@kent.ac.uk(NB), p.j.rodgers@kent.ac.uk(PJR)

Abstract

This paper describes a model for expressing coordination in multiple view visualization systems. We present the model and describe a prototype implementation that illustrates the features of the model. Current visualization systems tend to have an informal and inconsistent approach to coordination. Our model takes a formal approach to describing widely used coordination concepts. The model is based on views sharing abstract objects such as the visualization parameters of the dataflow model. Additionaly, this paper describes how current coordinations in exploratory visualization work and how novel coordinations can be constructed using our model.

Information Visualization (2003) 2, 258-269. doi:10.1057/palgrave.ivs.9500057

Keywords

Multiple views; exploratory visualization; coordination; coordination objects; coupling; CViews

Received 1 August 2003; revised 19 September 2003; accepted 24 September 2003
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