DocumentCode
1195457
Title
Does the difference between information and scientific visualization really matter?
Author
Rhyne, Theresa-Marie
Author_Institution
North Carolina State Univ., NC, USA
Volume
23
Issue
3
fYear
2003
Firstpage
6
Lastpage
8
Abstract
Is it necessary to continue to define a difference between information and scientific visualization? Is the determined need for these differences creating confusion rather than helping investigators understand how to effectively apply visual display techniques to data and information? The author considers how cartographic and geographic information techniques seem to span both scientific and information visualization. She discusses the future directions in bioinformatics visualization.
Keywords
biology computing; cartography; data visualisation; geography; natural sciences computing; bioinformatics visualization; cartographic information; future directions; geographic information technique; information visualization; scientific visualization; visual display techniques; Accidents; Bioinformatics; Computational modeling; Computer graphics; Data visualization; Genomics; Remote sensing; Spatial databases; Telecommunication computing; Visual databases;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0272-1716
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCG.2003.1198256
Filename
1198256
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