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This paper describes a novel and efficient visualization technique intended for hierarchical-temporal data using a tree-ring like layout. Temporal hierarchies appear in numerous fields such as genealogy, evolution taxonomies or time lines. In many cases, state-of-the-art static diagrams are produced in these fields. By using several information visualization strategies, such as focus + context, the tree-ring approach has the ability to visualize and navigate these, potentially complex, hierarchies trough time. Thus, a deeper insight into the problem at hand can be gained.
This work was supported by the MCyT of Spain under Integrated Action (Spain-France) HF2004-0277 and by the Junta de Castilla y León under project SA042/02. The author would like to acknowledge Antonio Hernández Serrano for his assistance in the implementation of this work.
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Therón, R. (2006). Hierarchical-Temporal Data Visualization Using a Tree-Ring Metaphor. In: Butz, A., Fisher, B., Krüger, A., Olivier, P. (eds) Smart Graphics. SG 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4073. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11795018_7
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