Visualization Handbook  (English, Hardcover, Hansen Charles D.)

The Visualization Handbook provides an overview of the field of visualization by presenting the basic concepts, providing a snapshot of current visualization software systems, and examining research topics that are advancing the field. This text is intended for a broad audience, including not only the visualization expert seeking advanced methods to solve a particular problem, but also the novice looking for general background information on visualization topics. The largest collection of state-of-the-art visualization research yet gathered in a single volume, this book includes articles by a "who's who? of international scientific visualization researchers covering every aspect of the discipline, including:? Virtual environments for visualization? Basic visualization algorithms? Large-scale data visualization? Scalar data isosurface methods? Visualization software and frameworks? Scalar data volume rendering? Perceptual issues in visualization? Various application topics, including information visualization.