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== References ==
== References ==


*[http://fabdp.fh-potsdam.de/daessler/paper/uom0595/tut.html Daessler 1995]Rolf Daessler, ''Visualization of Abstract Information'', 1995.
*[http://fabdp.fh-potsdam.de/daessler/paper/uom0595/tut.html [Daessler 1995]]Rolf Daessler, ''Visualization of Abstract Information'', 1995.
*[http://www.vrvis.at/vis/resources/DA-RVoigt/node4.html]Robert Voigt, ''Classification and Definition of Terms'', 2002.
*[http://www.vrvis.at/vis/resources/DA-RVoigt/node4.html]Robert Voigt, ''Classification and Definition of Terms'', 2002.


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[[Category: Glossary]]

Revision as of 17:38, 7 May 2005

Abstract data refers to (heterogenous) data that has no inherent spatial structure; thus it does not allow for a straightforward mapping to any geometry, but relies upon means provided by information visualization for its visual representation.

Therefore creating a virtual reality (VR) is essential to visualizing abstract data. To allow intuitive understanding and to find wide acceptance, virtual spaces will be based on a real–world analogue that mostly supports human cognitive abilities.

References

  • [Daessler 1995]Rolf Daessler, Visualization of Abstract Information, 1995.
  • [1]Robert Voigt, Classification and Definition of Terms, 2002.