Buchmüller, Juri F.Schlegel, UdoCakmak, ErenKeim, Daniel A.Dimara, EvanthiaTurkay, Cagatay and Vrotsou, Katerina2020-05-242020-05-242020978-3-03868-116-82664-4487https://doi.org/10.2312/eurova.20201078https://diglib.eg.org:443/handle/10.2312/eurova20201078Compact visual summaries of spatio-temporal movement data often strive to express accurate positions of movers. We present SpatialRugs, a technique to enhance the spatial awareness of movements in dense pixel visualizations. SpatialRugs apply 2D colormaps to visualize location mapped to a juxtaposed display. We explore the effect of various colormaps discussing perceptual limitations and introduce a custom color-smoothing method to mitigate distorted patterns of collective movement behavior.Attribution 4.0 International LicenseHuman centered computingVisualization techniques10.2312/eurova.202010781-5