Supporting information visualization through topic maps

We are living a phenomenon of accelerated information production with different accessing sources. Hence users are faced with a growing problem: accessing (navigation) and filtering specific information contained in large datasets, which are increasing in size. Procedures such as data filtering and...

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Main Author: Marcos, Adérito (author)
Other Authors: Oliveira, Alexandre Rocha (author), Malgueiro, Octávio (author), Grave, Luís (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/1771
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorioaberto.uab.pt:10400.2/1771
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Summary:We are living a phenomenon of accelerated information production with different accessing sources. Hence users are faced with a growing problem: accessing (navigation) and filtering specific information contained in large datasets, which are increasing in size. Procedures such as data filtering and gathering are now simplified through a new concept known as Topic Maps. The application of Virtual Reality technologies enables to present and interact with multidimensional information in a 3D space. In this paper we present INSPHERE, a new visual metaphor for information visualization,based on both, Virtual Reality techniques, and “geographical information maps” provided by Topic Maps.