Managing Spatial Selections With Contextual Snapshots

dc.contributor.authorMindek, P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGröller, M. E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBruckner, S.en_US
dc.contributor.editorOliver Deussen and Hao (Richard) Zhangen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-03T12:47:01Z
dc.date.available2015-03-03T12:47:01Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.description.abstractSpatial selections are a ubiquitous concept in visualization. By localizing particular features, they can be analysed and compared in different views. However, the semantics of such selections often depend on specific parameter settings and it can be difficult to reconstruct them without additional information. In this paper, we present the concept of contextual snapshots as an effective means for managing spatial selections in visualized data. The selections are automatically associated with the context in which they have been created. Contextual snapshots can also be used as the basis for interactive integrated and linked views, which enable in‐place investigation and comparison of multiple visual representations of data. Our approach is implemented as a flexible toolkit with well‐defined interfaces for integration into existing systems. We demonstrate the power and generality of our techniques by applying them to several distinct scenarios such as the visualization of simulation data, the analysis of historical documents and the display of anatomical data.Spatial selections are a ubiquitous concept in visualization. By localizing particular features, they can be analyzed and compared in different views. However, the semantics of such selections often depend on specific parameter settings and it can be difficult to reconstruct them without additional information. In this paper, we present the concept of contextual snapshots as an effective means for managing spatial selections in visualized data. The selections are automatically associated with the context in which they have been created. Contextual snapshots can also be used as the basis for interactive integrated and linked views, which enable in‐place investigation and comparison of multiple visual representations of data.en_US
dc.description.number8
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forumen_US
dc.description.volume33
dc.identifier.issn1467-8659en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.12406en_US
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Association and John Wiley and Sons Ltd.en_US
dc.titleManaging Spatial Selections With Contextual Snapshotsen_US
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