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Automatic layout of project plans using a metro map metaphor
J. M. Stott, P. Rodgers, R. Burkhard, M. Meier, and M. Smis
In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV05), pages 182-196. IEEE Computer Society, July 2005.Abstract
We describe a system to automatically generate metro maps using a multicriteria approach. We have implemented a hill climbing optimizer which uses a fitness score generated from a sum of several aesthetic metrics. This is used to move from the initial geographic layout of the map to a schematic layout that is intended to aid travellers navigation. We describe the software and show its application to a number of real world metro maps.
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@inproceedings{2257, author = {J. M. Stott and P. Rodgers and R. Burkhard and M. Meier and M. Smis}, title = {Automatic Layout of Project Plans Using a Metro Map Metaphor}, month = {July}, year = {2005}, pages = {182-196}, keywords = {determinacy analysis, Craig interpolants}, note = {}, doi = {}, url = {http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/pubs/2005/2257}, publication_type = {inproceedings}, submission_id = {14571_1129138445}, ISBN = {0769523978}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV05)}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, ISSN = {15506037}, }