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A survey of visualization pipelines.

Kenneth Moreland¹

¹Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1326, USA. kmorel@sandia.gov

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

|June 6, 2012

Summary

This paper reviews visualization pipelines, a common abstraction for data visualization algorithms. It covers prevalent features and recent research directions in this 20-year-old technology.

Area of Science:

Computer Science
Data Visualization

Background:

The visualization pipeline is a dominant abstraction in visualization software.
It enables encapsulation and coupling of algorithms.
This paradigm has existed for over two decades.

Purpose of the Study:

To conduct a literature review of visualization pipelines.
To identify prevalent features of these pipelines.
To highlight recent research trends in the field.

Main Methods:

Literature review of scientific publications.
Analysis of common features in visualization pipeline abstractions.
Synthesis of recent research directions.

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