The effectiveness of information visualization largely depends on the ease and accuracy with which users can access the information. Visual clutter in a display can detract from a user's ability to properly read the information. An ideal visualization needs to maximize the visibility of patterns and structure and minimize the clutter present. Thus far, there has been surprisingly little work done in finding quantitative ways to measure clutter in information visualizations. The goal of this project was to create clutter measurement and reduction techniques that minimize the presence of visual clutter and maximize a user's ability to accurately read the data. These methods were tested and evaluated on a number of visualizations depicting domestic air traffic data.

Creator

• Lloyd, Natasha

Contributors

• Ward, Matthew O.

Degree

• MS

Unit

• Computer Science

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Language

• English

Identifier

• etd-011206-232808

Keyword

• Information
• Visualization
• ait traffic
• visual
• Measurement
• clutter
• reduction

Advisor

• Ward, Matthew O.

Defense date

• 2005-12-01

Year

• 2006

Date created

• 2006-01-12

Resource type

• Thesis

Rights statement

• In Copyright