WiGis: A Framework for Scalable Web-Based Interactive Graph Visualizations

Traditional network visualization tools inherently suffer from scalability problems, particularly when such tools are interactive and web-based. In this paper we introduce WiGis –Web-based Interactive Graph Visualizations. WiGis1 exemplify a fully web-based framework for visualizing large-scale graphs natively in a user’s browser at interactive frame rates with no discernible associated startup costs. We demonstrate fast, interactive graph animations for up to hundreds of thousands of nodes in a browser through the use of asynchronous data and image transfer. Empirical evaluations show that our system outperforms traditional web-based graph visualization tools by at least an order of magnitude in terms of scalability, while maintaining fast, high-quality interaction.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: GD
• Authors: Brynjar Gretarsson, Svetlin Bostandjiev, John O'Donovan, Tobias Höllerer
• Keywords: Computer Graphics, GD 2009, Graph Visualization, Interactive Graph, Interactive Graph Visualizations