Title :
Exploring N-dimensional databases
Author :
LeBlanc, Jeffrey ; Ward, Matthew O. ; Wittels, Norman
Author_Institution :
Worcester Polytech. Inst., MA, USA
Abstract :
The authors present a tool for the display and analysis of N -dimensional data based on a technique called dimensional stacking. This technique is described. The primary goal is to create a tool that enables the user to project data of arbitrary dimensions onto a two-dimensional image. Of equal importance is the ability to control the viewing parameters, so that one can interactively adjust what ranges of values each dimension takes and the form in which the dimensions are displayed. This will allow an intuitive feel for the data to be developed as the database is explored. The system uses dimensional stacking, to collapse and N-dimension space down into a 2-D space and then render the values contained therein. Each value can then be represented as a pixel or rectangular region on a 2-D screen whose intensity corresponds to the data value at that point
Keywords :
computer graphics; computerised picture processing; database management systems; N-dimensional databases; arbitrary dimensions; dimensional stacking; rectangular region; two-dimensional image; viewing parameters; Animation; Computer displays; Computer science; Data analysis; Data engineering; Data visualization; Databases; Graphics; Rendering (computer graphics); Stacking;
Conference_Titel :
Visualization, 1990. Visualization '90., Proceedings of the First IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2083-8
DOI :
10.1109/VISUAL.1990.146386