Visualization of Time Oriented Data

Book Aigner, W., Miksch, S., Schumann, H., & Tominski, C. (2011). Visualization of time-oriented data. Springer Science & Business Media. http://vda.univie.ac.at/Teaching/Vis/15s/LectureNotes/15_TimeVis_Aigner.pdf Focus of book is on understanding process of visualizing time oriented data, which includes focusing on: “What has to be presented?”  “Why does it have to be presented?” and ultimately how is it presented. Chapter 2 is a review of the history of visualization techniques of time oriented data. Example: Napoleon’s Russian campaign of 1812 by Charles Joseph Minard (1861).   3 Key Criteria Data Frames of Reference (abstract vs. spacial) Variables (univariate vs. multivariate) Time Arrangement (linear vs. cyclic) Time primitives (instant vs. intervals) Vis Mapping (static vs. dynamic) Dimensional (2D vs. 3D) More techniques displayed in book