- Visualization Techniques for Time-Oriented Data
Matthew O. Ward, Georges Grinstein, Daniel Keim · 2015
In this chapter we elaborate on visualization techniques for time-oriented data. We organized and structured this chapter according to our book [5]. Therefore, we first motivate the importance of handling the temporal dimen- sion explicitly by an example. Second, we define the needed concepts and aspects of time and time-oriented data. The basic data foundations are cov- ered already in Chapter 2. Here, we focus particularly on the characteristics of time. Third, we give an overview of different temporal data visualiza- tion techniques. Fourth, we briefly explain TimeBench, a data model and software library for visualization and visual analytics of time-oriented data. We conclude with an assessment of our categorization according to the vi- sualization techniques presented, introduce the TimeViz Browser, which is an interactive repository to support researchers and practitioners in finding appropriate visualization techniques, followed by related readings, exercises, and projects.