Visualisation for Semantic Information Systems (eBook)

Dr. Hans Georg Fill promovierte bei Prof. Dr. Dimitris Karagiannis am Institut für Knowledge and Business Engineering der Universität Wien. Er ist als Universitätsassistent an der Universität Wien tätig und hält Kurse an der École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne in Frankreich.

Preface 6
Contents 8
List of Figures 10
List of Tables 15
1 Introduction 16
1.1 Semantic Information Systems and Visualisation 18
1.2 Business Informatics 29
1.3 Motivation for the Research in Visualisation 31
1.4 Chosen Approach 33
1.5 Definition of Terms 34
2 Related Fields 35
2.1 Applied Method 35
2.2 Knowledge Visualisation 40
2.3 Enterprise Modelling 45
2.4 Visual Languages 47
2.5 Graph Theory and Graph Drawing 48
2.6 Descriptive Statistics 50
2.7 Information Visualisation 50
2.8 Computer Graphics 52
3 Survey of Existing Visualisation Approaches 53
3.1 Business Frameworks 54
3.2 Computer Science Frameworks 78
3.3 Business Informatics Frameworks 125
4 Analysis of Visualisations 174
4.1 Subjective Experience 174
4.2 Scientific Concepts 177
4.3 Derivation of Possible Extensions 224
5 A Framework for Visualisation in IT-based Management 236
5.1 Basic Conceptions 236
5.2 The Structure of Visual Objects 244
5.3 The Concept of Ontological Visualisation Patterns 258
5.4 The Composition of Ontological Visualisation Patterns 268
5.5 Core Dimensions of Visualisation Mapping Facilities 279
5.6 Requirements for the Technical Visualisation Environment 280
6 Application Scenario for Semantic Visualisation Functionalities 282
6.1 Integrated Enterprise Balancing 282
6.2 Domain Conceptualisation 284
6.3 Application of Semantic Visualisation 292
6.4 Evaluation 300
6.5 Benefit of Semantic Visualisation 302
7 Prototypical Implementation 303
7.1 Technical Frameworks and Standards 303
7.2 An Editor for Visual Objects 305
7.3 Further Extensions 309
8 Summary and Outlook 311
Bibliography 313