標題: | Spatially Efficient Design of Annotated Metro Maps |
作者: | Wu, Hsiang-Yun Takahashi, Shigeo Hirono, Daichi Arikawa, Masatoshi Lin, Chun-Cheng Yen, Hsu-Chun 交大名義發表 National Chiao Tung University |
關鍵字: | Metro maps;annotation labels;efficient space coverage;mixed-integer programming |
公開日期: | 1-六月-2013 |
摘要: | Annotating metro maps with thumbnail photographs is a commonly used technique for guiding travelers. However, conventional methods usually suffer from small labeling space around the metro stations especially when they are interchange stations served by two or more metro lines. This paper presents an approach for aesthetically designing schematic metro maps while ensuring effective placement of large annotation labels that are sufficiently close to their corresponding stations. Our idea is to distribute such labels in a well-balanced manner to labeling regions around the metro network first and then adjust the lengths of metro line and leader line segments, which allows us to fully maximize the space coverage of the entire annotated map. This is accomplished by incorporating additional constraints into the conventional mixed-integer programming formulation, while we devised a three-step algorithm for accelerating the overall optimization process. We include several design examples to demonstrate the spatial efficiency of the map layout generated using the proposed approach through minimal user intervention. |
URI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cgf.12113 http://hdl.handle.net/11536/22303 |
ISSN: | 0167-7055 |
DOI: | 10.1111/cgf.12113 |
期刊: | COMPUTER GRAPHICS FORUM |
Volume: | 32 |
Issue: | 3 |
起始頁: | 261 |
結束頁: | 270 |
顯示於類別: | 期刊論文 |