Lars Grammel PhD candidate, CHISEL Group, University of Victoria

21-Apr-2011

Choosel – Modular Web-based Visualizations

What is Choosel?

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Extensible, modular open source framework for creating and working with

multiple coordinated view visualizations on the web

http://code.google.com/p/choosel/

Visual data exploration workbenches

Pre-configured visualizations

How can Choosel be used?

http://code.google.com/p/choosel/ 3

Visual Data Exploration Workbench Choosel workbench tailored towards a specific domain

Fixed Multiple Views Visualization Custom multiple coordinated views visualization for a specific scenario

View Embeds on the Web Single views exported from workbench

Choosel Views in Other Web Applications GWT applications that use Choosel views to show information

How can Choosel be used? Description Goal Examples Data Views

Visual Data Exploration Workbench

Choosel workbench tailored towards a specific domain

Flexible exploration of domain-specific data to gain new insights

Bio-Mixer, Work Item Explorer

Flexible Many, flexible

http://code.google.com/p/choosel/ 4

How can Choosel be used? Description Goal Examples Data Views

Fixed Multiple Views Visualization

Custom multiple coordinated views visualization for a specific scenario

Helping users learn and understand specific scenario

Earthquake Visualization

Fixed Many, fixed

http://code.google.com/p/choosel/ 5

How can Choosel be used? Description Goal Examples Data Views

View Embeds on the Web

Single views exported from workbench

Communicate found insights to others on the web

Fixed One, fixed

http://code.google.com/p/choosel/ 6

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How can Choosel be used? Description Goal Examples Data Views

Visual Data Exploration Workbench

Choosel workbench tailored towards a specific domain

Flexible exploration of domain-specific data to gain new insights

Bio-Mixer, Work Item Explorer

Flexible Many, flexible

Fixed Multiple Views Visualization

Custom multiple coordinated views visualization for a specific scenario

Helping users learn and understand specific scenario

Earthquake Visualization

Fixed Many, fixed

View Embeds on the Web

Single views exported from workbench

Communicate found insights to others on the web

Fixed One, fixed

Choosel Views in Other Web Applications

Web/GWT applications that use Choosel views to show information

Provide visualizations to support user’s insight generation

Fixed or flexible

Variable, fixed

http://code.google.com/p/choosel/ 7

How can Choosel be used? Description Goal Examples Data Views

Visual Data Exploration Workbench

Choosel workbench tailored towards a specific domain

Flexible exploration of domain-specific data to gain new insights

Bio-Mixer, Work Item Explorer

Flexible Many, flexible

Fixed Multiple Views Visualization

Custom multiple coordinated views visualization for a specific scenario

Helping users learn and understand specific scenario

Earthquake Visualization

Fixed Many, fixed

View Embeds on the Web

Single views exported from workbench

Communicate found insights to others on the web

Fixed One, fixed

Choosel Views in Other Web Applications

Web/GWT applications that use Choosel views to show information

Provide visualizations to support user’s insight generation

Fixed or flexible

Variable, fixed

http://code.google.com/p/choosel/ 8

Visual Data Exploration Workbenches

• Multiple windows

• Customizable view content and visual mappings

• Persistent and sharable workspaces

• Selections and filtered views

• Undo & redo

• Note taking

• View sharing

http://choosel-mashups.appspot.com 9

Visual Data Exploration Workbenches

• Multiple windows

• Customizable view content and visual mappings

• Persistent and sharable workspaces

• Selections and filtered views

• Undo & redo

• Note taking

• View sharing

http://choosel-mashups.appspot.com 10

Visual Data Exploration Workbenches

• Multiple windows

• Customizable view content and visual mappings

• Persistent and sharable workspaces

• Selections and filtered views

• Undo & redo

• Note taking

• View sharing

http://choosel-mashups.appspot.com 11

Demo choosel-mashups.appspot.com

Pre-configured Visualizations

Freedom for designer:

• Screen layout

• Integration of views with additional content and widgets

• Color choices and theme

• Visual mappings

• Interaction and Coordination design

• Details-on-demand

http://earthquakevisualization.appspot.com 13

Demo earthquakevisualization.appspot.com

Summary

• Choosel is an extensible, modular open source framework for multiple coordinated view visualizations on the web

• Choosel can be used for:

– Visual data exploration workbench

– Pre-configured web visualizations

– Embedded visualizations in GWT applications

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Thank you!

This work was funded by:

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More information on Choosel can be found at:

http://thechiselgroup.org/choosel/