VisPad: Integrating Visualization, Navigation and Synthesis

Abstract

We present a new framework - VisPad - to support the user to revisit the visual exploration process, and to synthesize and disseminate information. It offers three integrated views. The data view allows the user to interactively explore the data. The navigation view captures the exploration process. It enables the user to revisit any particular state and reuse it. The knowledge view enables the user to record his/her findings and the relations between these findings.