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    • Data Visualization
    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Movement Ecology

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    • Visualizing long, dense, and complex spatial trajectories from discrete measurements (e.g., GPS tracks) is challenging.
    • Existing node-link visualization techniques for directed links (e.g., standard arrows) may not be optimal for such data.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare the effectiveness of different node-link visualization techniques for spatial trajectories.
    • To evaluate the impact of link rendering order and node splatting on visualization performance.
    • To identify optimal visualization methods for tasks involving trajectory analysis.

    Main Methods:

    • A repeated-measures within-subjects user study was conducted.
    • Four node-link visualization variants for directed links were compared: standard arrow, tapered, equidistant arrows, and equidistant comets.
    • Eye tracking metrics, task completion time, and accuracy were recorded for path tracing, longest link identification, and cluster density estimation tasks.

    Main Results:

    • Tapered links demonstrated superior performance across evaluated metrics.
    • Equidistant comets and equidistant arrows proved effective for perceiving direction, independent of zoom level.
    • Rendering order and node splatting also influenced visualization effectiveness.

    Conclusions:

    • Tapered links are a highly effective visualization method for complex spatial trajectories.
    • Equidistant comets and arrows provide robust directionality cues, valuable for movement ecology and similar fields.
    • Visualization technique choice significantly impacts user performance in trajectory analysis tasks.