The distance-similarity metaphor in region-display spatializations

Author

Fabrikant, Sara Irina ; Monteilo, D.R. ; Mark, David M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Cartography, Zurich Univ.

Volume

26

Issue

4

fYear

2006

Firstpage

34

Lastpage

44

Abstract

Region-display spatializations represent documents metaphorically as points within regions. Semantic interrelatedness is expressed by some combination of interpoint distance and region membership. In two experiments, the authors investigate judgments of document similarity as a function of these variables. Distance matters, but region membership largely determines judged similarity; hue further modifies it. Spatial metaphors are a popular approach to visualizing information in such forms as information worlds, information spaces, and cyberspaces

Keywords

data visualisation; geographic information systems; visual databases; cyberspaces; distance-similarity metaphor; information spaces; information visualization; information world; interpoint distance; region-display spatialization; spatial metaphors; Computer displays; Computer graphics; Databases; Geographic Information Systems; Geography; System testing; Tree graphs; cartography; distance; information visualization; perception; region; similarity; spatialization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCG.2006.90

Filename

1652924