MetroSets: Visualizing Sets as Metro Maps
Ben Jacobsen, Markus Wallinger, Stephen Kobourov, Martin, N\"ollenburg

TL;DR
MetroSets introduces a novel online visualization tool that represents set systems as metro maps, enabling intuitive understanding of complex hypergraph relationships through a modular pipeline and multiple layout algorithms.
Contribution
It presents a flexible, pipeline-based approach for visualizing hypergraphs as metro maps, including algorithms and a prototype for improved clarity and aesthetics.
Findings
Effective visualization of real-world datasets
Impact of pipeline stages on map properties
Quantitative evaluation of layout algorithms
Abstract
We propose MetroSets, a new, flexible online tool for visualizing set systems using the metro map metaphor. We model a given set system as a hypergraph , consisting of a set of vertices and a set , which contains subsets of called hyperedges. Our system then computes a metro map representation of , where each hyperedge in corresponds to a metro line and each vertex corresponds to a metro station. Vertices that appear in two or more hyperedges are drawn as interchanges in the metro map, connecting the different sets. MetroSets is based on a modular 4-step pipeline which constructs and optimizes a path-based hypergraph support, which is then drawn and schematized using metro map layout algorithms. We propose and implement multiple algorithms for each step of the MetroSet pipeline and provide a functional…
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TopicsData Visualization and Analytics
