Snap-Together Visualization: A User Interface for Coordinating Visualizations via Relational Schemata

Chris North and Ben Shneiderman,     Human-Computer Interaction Lab & Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 USA, http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil. E-mail address: north@cs.umd.edu, ben@cs.umd.edu

ABSTRACT

Multiple coordinated visualizations enable users to rapidly explore complex information. However, users often need unforeseen combinations of coordinated visualizations that are appropriate for their data. Snap-Together Visualization enables data users to rapidly and dynamically mix and match visualizations and coordinations to construct custom exploration interfaces without programming. Snap’s conceptual ...

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