Factors

Effect

The relationship between data

・ Show a causal relationship between data

・ Enhance the visual comparison

・ Show the relevance of similar data

・ Associated information, even if its format is different, visualize without splitting any information

Trends in the data

・ Multiple variables to be displayed

・ Design to show a change in position rather than changes over time

・ Look for changes in location data than the data effective time

・ Specific numerical value of the data should be not omitted, as it increases the accuracy

・ Help to identify the trends at a glance

・ Take advantage of color change, a graph

Shape, size, color

・ Use color to differentiate a large number of different types of data

・ Use size gap to differentiate two types of state information or

・ Representation with color to differentiate through form (outline)

・ Use a color to highlight, compare, contrast

・ Take advantage of color change, on differentiating large amounts of data efficiently (trends, identify patterns, highlights, change, communities)

Position in the display

・ Position in the display information affects to recognize the importance and times to gaze position.

・ Use a position to emphasize the overall structure or layers of information current information

・ When the operator familiar with the area Good to secure the operators on the map

・ When the operator is not familiar with the area it is good not to all operators and fixed targets

・ Design to allow the viewer to express his position