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Traditional map-labeling algorithms ensure that the labels being placed do not overlap each other, either by omitting labels or scaling them. This is undesirable in applications where the points to be labeled are moving. We develop and experimentally evaluate a heuristic for labeling moving points. Our algorithm labels all the points with labels of a fixed size, while trying to minimize the number of overlapping labels and ensuring smoothly moving labels. It allows a trade-off between label speed and label overlap.
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de Berg, M., Gerrits, D.H.P. (2013). Labeling Moving Points with a Trade-Off between Label Speed and Label Overlap. In: Bodlaender, H.L., Italiano, G.F. (eds) Algorithms – ESA 2013. ESA 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8125. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40450-4_32
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