Visualisation for Semantic Information Systems
The role of semantic information systems in today's enterprises is manifold: It ranges from the support of day-to-day operations up to the level of strategic management and business decision-making. The use of visualisation techniques, therefore, marks an
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GABLER EDITION WISSENSCHAFT
Hans-Georg Fill
Visualisation for Semantic Information Systems
GABLER EDITION WISSENSCHAFT
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Preface The topic of visualisation is today apparent in many areas of science. Visualisation in general uses graphical representations in order to amplify human cognition. It is thus more formal than artistic visual representations. These may leave it entirely to the artist and the beholder to infer the ’correct’ interpretation from a graphical composition. At the same time visualisation is less focused on technical aspects than for example computer graphics that primarily deals with algorithms and technologies to realise graphics on technical devices. A central aspect of visualisation as it is seen here, is its orientation towards solutions for particular agents performing tasks in specific domains. In contrast to the often technical discussions on visualisation, this perspective promotes the explicit consideration of domain specific and contextual factors. This book contains the core parts of my dissertation that has been completed in 2006. The domain of business informatics is considered as the core field of analysis. By building upon the view of semantic information systems, a basis is formed for developing both a conceptual and technical framework for visualisation in IT-based management. The results presented in the following represent the state of discussion at the end of the year 2006. Despite this limitation it can be stated that the findings are still applicable and the analyses well characterise the state-ofthe-art. The central propositions in this book have been reviewed and published at international conferences in the context of business informatics, visualisation, and computer science. Also, in the areas of legal informatics and legal visualisation particular interest could be drawn. At the ongoing annual meetings of the Munich Legal Visualisation Convention (Münchener Tagung zur Rechtsvisualisierung) and t
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