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 |