Visualisation design for representing bird migration tracks in time and space

Abstract

As increasing numbers of high quality data sets on bird migration become available, systematic means of designing ways of visualising them are needed. In a collaborative study of visualisation scientists and animal ecologists we specify a framework to describe design possibilities. We use this framework to generate visualisation designs that integrate time, space and context in a case study using white-fronted goose migration tracks. Developed visualisation designs were regarded as useful for migration ecology and work to improve them for easy usage in the future is ongoing.