2010 article

GeneaQuilts: A System for Exploring Large Genealogies

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS, Vol. 16, pp. 1073–1081.

co-author countries: France 🇫🇷 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Genealogy visualization; interaction
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

GeneaQuilts is a new visualization technique for representing large genealogies of up to several thousand individuals. The visualization takes the form of a diagonally-filled matrix, where rows are individuals and columns are nuclear families. After identifying the major tasks performed in genealogical research and the limits of current software, we present an interactive genealogy exploration system based on GeneaQuilts. The system includes an overview, a timeline, search and filtering components, and a new interaction technique called Bring & Slide that allows fluid navigation in very large genealogies. We report on preliminary feedback from domain experts and show how our system supports a number of their tasks.