This is the first book to examine information visualization from the perspective of its contribution to a broader range of cognitive, social, and collaborative activities. This 2nd edition continues the unique and ambitious quest for setting information visualization and virtual environments in a unifying framework. It pays special attention to the advances made over the last five years and the potentially fruitful directions to pursue. There are full color pictures throughout and the text is practitioner-friendly. The book contains up to date descriptions of the latest advances in the subject and it offers comprehensive coverage of knowledge discovery, network evolution, and emergent patterns detection. It is particularly updated to meet the need for practitioners. The book is a valuable source for researchers and graduate students. This new edition is forwarded by Ben Shneiderman of the University of Maryland.

Information visualization is not only about creating graphical displays of complex and latent information structures. It also contributes to a broader range of cognitive, social, and collaborative activities. This is the first book to examine information visualization from this perspective. This 2nd edition continues the unique and ambitious quest for setting information visualization and virtual environments in a unifying framework. It pays special attention to the advances made over the last 5 years and potentially fruitful directions to pursue. It is particularly updated to meet the need for practitioners. The book is a valuable source for researchers and graduate students.