Directional Texture for Visualization - New Technique and Application Study

The role of a texture´s directionality (i.e., Orientedness) in multivariate visualization is explored. A key emphasis here is determining if directional textures can be an effective component in the visualization of multiple attribute data, in particular weather data. Toward that end, a new directional texture-based data visualization technique is described and exhibited. Results of user-based evaluations of directional textures in visualization are also reported.