Automatic visualisation of metro maps

We investigate the new problem of automatic metro map layout. In general, a metro map consists of a set of lines which have intersections or overlaps. We define a set of aesthetic criteria for good metro map layouts and present a method to produce such layouts automatically. Our method uses a variat...

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Published in:	Journal of visual languages and computing Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 203 - 224
Main Authors:	Hong, Seok-Hee, Merrick, Damian, do Nascimento, Hugo A.D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2006
Subjects:	Metro map labelling Metro map layout Metro map metaphor Metro map labelling Metro map layout Metro map metaphor
ISSN:	1045-926X, 1095-8533
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Summary:	We investigate the new problem of automatic metro map layout. In general, a metro map consists of a set of lines which have intersections or overlaps. We define a set of aesthetic criteria for good metro map layouts and present a method to produce such layouts automatically. Our method uses a variation of the spring algorithm with a suitable preprocessing step. The experimental results with real world data sets show that our method produces good metro map layouts quickly.
ISSN:	1045-926X 1095-8533
DOI:	10.1016/j.jvlc.2005.09.001