Concept relationship editor: A visual interface to support the assertion of synonymy relationships between taxonomic classifications

Paul Craig*, Jessie Kennedy

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Abstract

An increasingly common approach being taken by taxonomists to define the relationships between taxa in alternative hierarchical classifications is to use a set-based notation which states relationship between two taxa from alternative classifications. Textual recording of these relationships is cumbersome and difficult for taxonomists to manage. While text based GUI tools are beginning to appear which ease the process, these have several limitations. Interactive visual tools offer greater potential to allow taxonomists to explore the taxa in these hierarchies and specify such relationships. This paper describes the Concept Relationship Editor, an interactive visualisation tool designed to support the assertion of relationships between taxonomic classifications. The tool operates using an interactive space-filling adjacency layout which allows users to expand multiple lists of taxa with common parents so they can explore and assert relationships between two classifications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE-IS and T Electronic Imaging - Visualization and Data Analysis 2008
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
EventVisualization and Data Analysis 2008 - San Jose, CA, United States
Duration: 28 Jan 200829 Jan 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6809
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceVisualization and Data Analysis 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose, CA
Period28/01/0829/01/08

Keywords

  • Animation
  • Focus + context
  • Hierarchy visualization
  • Information visualisation

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