{"title":"Solving Combined Geospatial Tasks Using 2D and 3D Bar Charts","authors":"S. Seipel, L. Carvalho","doi":"10.1109/IV.2012.36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2012.36","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a user study that investigates 2D and 3D visualizations of bar charts in geographic maps. The task to be solved by the participants in this study required estimation of the ratio of two different spatial distance measures and relative ranking among potential candidates. The results of this experiment show that subjects were equally fast and accurate when using both the 2D and 3D visualizations. Visual discomfort was reported by almost half of the test population, but performance was not affected. Our study also showed that frequent game players did not benefit more from a 3D visualization than inexperienced game-players.","PeriodicalId":264951,"journal":{"name":"2012 16th International Conference on Information Visualisation","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127198634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visualization Analysis of Student's Notes Taken in a Fully Online Learning Environment","authors":"M. Nakayama, K. Mutsuura, Hiroh Yamamoto","doi":"10.1109/IV.2012.75","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2012.75","url":null,"abstract":"In order to visualize and analyze the learning process of students who participated in a fully online engineering course, note-taking activity was used and lexical analysis of notes taken by students was made. The features of notes taken were compared with the contents of the lecturer's presentation slides and oral instructions. Also, the latent semantic indexing technique was applied to the student's notes and the lecturer's presentations, and the lexical transformation of the course content was analyzed.","PeriodicalId":264951,"journal":{"name":"2012 16th International Conference on Information Visualisation","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124853001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Gonçalves, Maria João Fontoura, Paulo Dias, R. Moura, B. Santos
{"title":"3D visualization of geophysical resistivity data to delineate contamination anomalies in a landfill","authors":"V. Gonçalves, Maria João Fontoura, Paulo Dias, R. Moura, B. Santos","doi":"10.1109/IV.2012.38","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2012.38","url":null,"abstract":"Geophysical data represent subsoil structure in a specific area and can be used to extract subsoil information for various purposes. In this work we used this data type to detect anomalies/contamination in the subsoil. Our case study was based on data acquired around a landfill and the main objective is identifying contaminated areas as a result of leakage in landfill. This involves the application of statistical methods to detect anomalous values taking into account the whole data set, subdividing it in sublevels in relation to the surface, instead of using a single threshold (as usual). This work combines in the same software package the anomaly statistical analysis and several 3D representations of the results to validate and also helps understanding the final results of the analysis. Given that the original data used in the analysis, resistivity sections, is normally very sparse, a kriging geostatistical process was used to interpolate data in order to provide a volumetric representation of the subsoil in the area, providing a continuous spatial visualization.","PeriodicalId":264951,"journal":{"name":"2012 16th International Conference on Information Visualisation","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126744957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Importance of Micro-climate Modification for Adaptation of Welsh Housing to Climate Change","authors":"David Holmes, J. Counsell, A. Geens","doi":"10.1109/IV.2012.87","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2012.87","url":null,"abstract":"This paper addresses opportunities for adaptation of the microclimate surrounding housing in response to climate change. It is based on study of an existing town and two local social housing organisations in South Wales, UK. It argues the design of external spaces around dwellings will become more important as changes in lifestyle and levels of outdoor activity are likely to increase, in natural response to changed climatic conditions. It suggests that: in South Wales housing is still being built that, in its fabric, risks overheating within perhaps two decades ( some overheating is already experienced); hence that external contextual environment adaptation measures may become increasingly critical; and that current regulations and codes focus overmuch on the building, so the external contextual environment is not addressed with the importance it deserves. This is compounded because mastery of integrated micro-climate simulation with building and urban modelling tools is a challenge for the average architectural designer. More data, more research, better tools and file data exchange are held necessary.","PeriodicalId":264951,"journal":{"name":"2012 16th International Conference on Information Visualisation","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114494000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visualization in Trialogic Public Procurement Contracting","authors":"Soile Pohjonen, K. Koskelainen","doi":"10.1109/IV.2012.70","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2012.70","url":null,"abstract":"Public Procurement is a heavily regulated process, particularly its competitive tendering phase. Besides, public procurers like states and municipalities are large and complex organization environments guided by administrative regulation. Thus, in public procurement contracting, even more challenges in knowledge sharing are faced than in \"normal\" contracting which is a demanding cross-professional collaboration in itself. We have simulated municipal public procurement processes which have revealed a need to balance the prevailing legal attitude with design attitude. Using design tools, such as visualization of organizational processes and contracting documents, can facilitate efforts towards better collaboration and procurement success by revealing challenges in knowledge sharing and developing the legally oriented documents into knowledge sharing tools.","PeriodicalId":264951,"journal":{"name":"2012 16th International Conference on Information Visualisation","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116365623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visualization of Distribution of Pathogenicity Genomic Islands between Pathogenic, Nosocomial and Environmental Bacteria","authors":"O. Reva, Oliver Bezuidt","doi":"10.1109/IV.2012.98","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2012.98","url":null,"abstract":"The recurrent outbreaks of pathogens that possess new virulence factors and broad range antibiotic resistance gene cassettes reflect the importance of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in the evolution of pathogenic bacteria. In many cases, the establishment of pathogens is mediated by the mobile genetic islands (GIs) which can easily be interchanged between bacterial taxa inhabiting the same or different environments. New computational tools to visualize and track down the network of distribution of GIs among bacteria are proposed in this work.","PeriodicalId":264951,"journal":{"name":"2012 16th International Conference on Information Visualisation","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127969245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Animation for Time-oriented Data: An Overview of Empirical Research","authors":"Simone Kriglstein, M. Pohl, Claus Stachl","doi":"10.1109/IV.2012.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2012.16","url":null,"abstract":"The usage of visualizations to aid the analysis of time oriented data plays an important role in various fields of applications. The need to visualize such data was decisive for the development of different visualization techniques over the last years. One of the frequently applied techniques is animation in order to illustrate the movements in such a way to make changes in the data transparent. However, evaluation studies of such animated interfaces for time-oriented data with potential users are still difficult to find. In this paper, we present our observations based on a systematic literature review with the motivation to support researchers and designers to identify future directions for their research. The literature review is split in two parts: (1) research on animation from the field of psychology, and (2) evaluation studies with the focus on animation of time-oriented data.","PeriodicalId":264951,"journal":{"name":"2012 16th International Conference on Information Visualisation","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115968831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Visual Analysis Approach to Support Perfective Software Maintenance","authors":"Jonas Trümper, Martin Beck, J. Döllner","doi":"10.1109/IV.2012.59","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2012.59","url":null,"abstract":"Ensuring code quality represents an essential task in \"perfective software maintenance\", which aims at keeping future maintenance costs low by facilitating adaptations of complex software systems. For this purpose, changes and related efforts have to be identified that imply high positive impact on future maintainability. In this paper, we propose a novel assessment method that applies visual analysis techniques to combine multiple indicators for low maintainability, including code complexity and entanglement with other parts of the system, and recent changes applied to the code. The approach generally helps to identify modules that impose a high risk by causing increased future maintenance efforts. Consequently, it allows for exploration, analysis, and planning of different preventive measures that, e.g., most likely will have a high return on investment. In our tool implementation, we use circular bundle views, extended by the third dimension in which indicators can be mapped to. We have evaluated our approach by conducting a case study based on our tool for a large-scale software system of an industry partner.","PeriodicalId":264951,"journal":{"name":"2012 16th International Conference on Information Visualisation","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132393643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modelling 3D City Using High Resolution Stereo Camera Imagery","authors":"E. Banissi, Hong Zhou","doi":"10.1109/IV.2012.119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2012.119","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents concepts and methods to develop digital 3D city model from photography. The aim of current research is to create an effective approach of modelling city with huge amount of complex architectures. Taking advantage of advanced photogrammetry and High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) technology, high quality ground details can be mapped to GIS datasets and the accurate 3D information can be explored. We describe a technique to triangulate (mesh) polygonal surface for creating 3D visual objects. The technique provides high quality and accuracy for the creation of geographic objects. Also, we introduce the method to improve visualization performance by means of rectification and optimization. Finally, we discuss the data management of 3D city model.","PeriodicalId":264951,"journal":{"name":"2012 16th International Conference on Information Visualisation","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130230715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ArchiBrain: A Conceptual Platform for the Visualization of Collaborative Design","authors":"Thomas Van Bouwel, A. V. Moere, S. Boeykens","doi":"10.1109/IV.2012.72","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2012.72","url":null,"abstract":"The network effects of the digital age have made it easier for individuals to collaborate with others to produce meaningful content from the bottom up. Architectural and urban design could benefit from these new forms of distributed collaboration, since they have the potential to introduce a wealth of knowledge and creativity in the design process. In this paper, we present a prototype online platform called 'ArchiBrain' that is built around a 'project-tree' visualization of individual design contributions, which provides participants with a structured overview of the design process they are collaborating in. Our evaluation study provides the first indications that this visualization platform is able to increase the intrinsic motivation for designers to contribute in a collaborative manner, provides a clear overview over the design process, and can help directing collaborative efforts by highlighting the most popular design proposals.","PeriodicalId":264951,"journal":{"name":"2012 16th International Conference on Information Visualisation","volume":"415 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134081024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}