• DocumentCode
    1811211
  • Title

    Visualizing weighted edges in graphs

  • Author

    Rodgers, Peter ; Mutton, Paul

  • Author_Institution
    Kent Univ., Canterbury, UK
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    16-18 July 2003
  • Firstpage
    258
  • Lastpage
    263
  • Abstract
    We introduce a new edge length heuristic that finds a graph layout where the edge lengths are proportional to the weights on the graph edges. The heuristic can be used in combination with the spring embedder to produce a compromise between a drawing with an accurate presentation of edge length and a drawing with good general comprehensibility. We describe our preliminary investigations in combining the two methods so that a user can tune their preference and demonstrate the effectiveness of the system on both randomly generated graphs and graphs representing Web page similarity data.
  • Keywords
    Web sites; data visualisation; graph theory; graphs; optimisation; Web page similarity data; edge length heuristic; graph drawing; graph layout; graph weighted edge visualization; metric embedding; randomly generated graph; spring embedder; Area measurement; Bibliographies; Costs; Data visualization; Joining processes; Multidimensional systems; Springs; Web pages;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Visualization, 2003. IV 2003. Proceedings. Seventh International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-1988-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IV.2003.1217988
  • Filename
    1217988