TY - JOUR
T1 - KNOWLEDGE VISUALIZATION: A CONCEPT, FRAMEWORK, AND EXAMPLE
AU - Wang, Yong
AU - Huang, Zhenyu
PY - 1800
Y1 - 1800
N2 - Visualization as an information-delivery technology has been widely deployed to support tasks in science, business, engineering, travel, and medical fields. It has been highly regarded for supporting business intelligence that is based on a large quantity of data. There are many visualization studies that investigated various aspects of the technology, however, few studies have considered the effects of domain knowledge on users’ comprehension of visualization. This paper discusses challenges facing visualization technologies and proposes a knowledge visualization concept. Based on the Theory of Graph Construction and the Theory of Graph Comprehension, this study proposes a research framework to envision a holistic strategy of incorporating domain knowledge into visualization to facilitate visualization design and comprehension. This paper illustrates FYI Corporation’s product as a successful example of knowledge visualization. Implications for researchers and practitioners in the field are presented.
AB - Visualization as an information-delivery technology has been widely deployed to support tasks in science, business, engineering, travel, and medical fields. It has been highly regarded for supporting business intelligence that is based on a large quantity of data. There are many visualization studies that investigated various aspects of the technology, however, few studies have considered the effects of domain knowledge on users’ comprehension of visualization. This paper discusses challenges facing visualization technologies and proposes a knowledge visualization concept. Based on the Theory of Graph Construction and the Theory of Graph Comprehension, this study proposes a research framework to envision a holistic strategy of incorporating domain knowledge into visualization to facilitate visualization design and comprehension. This paper illustrates FYI Corporation’s product as a successful example of knowledge visualization. Implications for researchers and practitioners in the field are presented.
M3 - Article
JO - Information Systems Management
JF - Information Systems Management
SN - 1058-0530
ER -