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Visualizing Large Pedigree Visualizing Large Pedigree Charts in 3D Space Charts in 3D Space Thomas W. Sederberg Thomas W. Sederberg G. Thomas Finnigan G. Thomas Finnigan Computer Science Department Computer Science Department Brigham Young

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Visualizing Large Pedigree Visualizing Large Pedigree Charts in 3D Space Charts in 3D Space

Thomas W. Sederberg Thomas W. Sederberg

G. Thomas Finnigan
G. Thomas Finnigan

Computer Science Department Computer Science Department Brigham Young University Brigham Young University

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Motivations Motivations

There are many personal genealogy management programs that are well-equipped to handle small There are many personal genealogy management programs that are well-equipped to handle small

datasets. As genealogical databases grow in size, how do you visualize, navigate and manage them?
datasets. As genealogical databases grow in size, how do you visualize, navigate and manage them?
How do you navigate a tree that has 50+ generations?

How do you navigate a tree that has 50+ generations?

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The Problem The Problem

Insufficient context while: Insufficient context while:

Navigating

Navigating

Merging

Merging

Correcting errors

Correcting errors

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Why? Why?

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A Possible Solution A Possible Solution

Define a person of interest and display the most information about them, then decrease the amount

Define a person of interest and display the most information about them, then decrease the amount

f information displayed for people who are farther away.
f information displayed for people who are farther away.
Give the user more context by showing information about everyone in the graph.

Give the user more context by showing information about everyone in the graph.

Take better advantage of the computer’s abilities to display information dynamically, to display more

Take better advantage of the computer’s abilities to display information dynamically, to display more information at a time. information at a time.

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Gena: An Implementation Gena: An Implementation

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Future Work Future Work

Simplify interface

Simplify interface

Add ability to merge

Add ability to merge

Improve ability to check for errors

Improve ability to check for errors

Improve information display (granularity)

Improve information display (granularity)

Hourglass view

Hourglass view