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* Alternate backend to produce publication quality output? | * Alternate backend to produce publication quality output? | ||
* Possibility to extend the API to 3D charts in the future? | * Possibility to extend the API to 3D charts in the future? | ||
* Maybe real-time charting? (just-in-time visualization of data sets) | |||
== Chart Types == | == Chart Types == | ||
Revision as of 07:51, 9 October 2009
Goals
- Render 2D charts using OpenGL/VTK
- Scalable to large data sets
- Simple, flexible API
- Enable server side rendering of charts with VTK compositing
Open Questions
- Alternate backend to produce publication quality output?
- Possibility to extend the API to 3D charts in the future?
- Maybe real-time charting? (just-in-time visualization of data sets)
Chart Types
- XY plot
- Scatter
- Bar chart
- Histogram
- Stack chart
- Pie chart
- Parallel axes
- Tree map
- Bubble chart
Existing Applications/Libraries
Below is a summary of different libraries or applications that produce 2D charts and plots. Those listed either provide both screen and publication quality rendering, or just screen rendering.
Optimized for Screen Rendering
- prefuse
- tableau
- Many Eyes
- Google Chart
- Qwt
- QwtPlot3D
- QPlotter
- ggobi
- ZedGraph
- TeeChart
- Iocomp
- Scientific charting control
- ChartDirector
- Dundas
