Clutter Measurement and Reduction for Enhanced Information Visualization

Abstract

The effectiveness of information visualization largely depends on the ease and accuracy with which users can access the information. Visual clutter in a display can detract from a users ability to properly read the information. An ideal visualization needs to maximize the visibility of patterns and structure and minimize the clutter present. Thus far, there has been little work done in finding quantitative ways to measure clutter in formation visualization. The goal of this project was to create clutter measurement and reduction techniques which minimize the presence of visual clutter and maximize a users ability to accurately read the data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA446995

Entities

People

  • Natasha Lloyd

Organizations

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Algorithms
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Science
  • Control Systems
  • Data Displays
  • Data Sets
  • Grids
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • United States
  • Visualizations

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design