Visualization program
Visualization programs are computer programs which can be used to visualize, for example, data, information or results, eluting under visualization means an optical illustration or graphical representation. The basis is that visual information can convey certain complex content more easily than a string of texts and numbers. Depending on the program, various diagrams such as pie, line or bar charts, organizational charts, Gantt charts, flow charts, network plans, cause-and-effect diagrams, block diagrams, etc. can be created.
A distinction is made between different programs, depending on the area of application:
- Business graphics
- Business graphics programs such as Microsoft Visio , ConceptDraw, Edraw or Dia (from the GNOME project). They can generally be used to create diagrams such as B. Create cause-effect, flow, bar, line, column and pie charts, but also network plans.
- Organizational charts
- Organization chart software is used to create organization charts . They can be used to import and visualize data from various sources, such as yEd Graph Editor ( freeware ).
- Mind map
- Mind map software such as FreeMind , MindManager .
- Project management
- With project management software can generally network maps or Gantt charts create. Examples of programs are: Microsoft Project ; InLoox ; ConceptDraw Project.
- statistics
- In the field of statistics , especially in the field of descriptive statistics , the statistics software provides support with a wide range of options for creating diagrams and calculating data.
- In the area of exploratory data analysis and statistics , the focus is increasingly on visual data analysis in order to discover new regularities in the data.
- Office applications
- Word processing programs such as Microsoft Word and OpenOffice.org Writer offer the option of creating different visual content such as tables, organizational charts, etc.
- Spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel and OpenOffice.org Calc , here invoices and statistics can be integrated into diagrams.
- Presentation programs such as Microsoft PowerPoint and Apache OpenOffice Impress for creating visual information in presentations.
- Kivio from the KOffice package by KDE (License: GNU-GPL ).
- Prezi
- Process visualization
- Process visualization , see also user interface, human-machine interface, human-machine interface as WEBfactory 2010 Fa. WEBfactory GmbH , Intouch Fa. Wonderware, Protool Messrs. Siemens , WinCC Messrs. Siemens, Zenon software company. COPA-DATA , PROCON-WIN Fa. GTI-control or ShowIt from Ing-Büro Bauer GmbH
- Building visualization
- As part of the building management system , the actual and target values of the building automation are visualized. Programs are u. a. CometVisu , EisBär or the QuadClient on the GIRA HomeServer or FacilityServer.
- Scientific visualization
- Scientific visualization programs , for example the Advanced Visualization System (AVS / Express) , Amira, Imaris , COVISE , IBM Data Explorer / OpenDX, DSVR , Iris Explorer , ParaView , SciRun , VISTA or the Free Software Tulip.
- Geographic information systems
- Geographic information systems have often implemented a visualization module or offer an interface for this purpose.
Generally speaking, vector drawing programs such as Inkscape , CorelDRAW , OpenOffice.org -Draw and Adobe Illustrator etc. can be used for technical diagrams or porting.
See also
- Graphviz program package for the visualization of graphs
- Information visualization - the subject that deals with the graphical representation of large amounts of data that are not directly associated with physical states and processes.