Navigating Complex Information with the ZTree

This paper discusses navigation issues in large-scale databases and proposes hypermap visualizations as effective navigational views. We describe the ZTree, a technique that allows users to explore both hierarchical and relational aspects of the information space. The ZTree uses a fisheye map layout that aids the user in current navigational decisions and provides a history of previous information retrieval paths. Key words: Information visualization, interactive techniques.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: GRAPHICSINTERFACE
• Authors: Lyn Bartram, Axel Uhl, Tom Calvert
• Keywords: Current Navigational Decisions, Effective Navigational Views, GRAPHICSINTERFACE 2000, GRAPHICSINTERFACE 2007, Paper Discusses Navigation