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Arc Length-Based Aspect Ratio Selection
Dec. 2011 (vol. 17 no. 12)
pp. 2276-2282
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"Arc Length-Based Aspect Ratio Selection," IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 2276-2282, Dec., 2011.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/TVCG.2011.167,
author = {},
title = {Arc Length-Based Aspect Ratio Selection},
journal ={IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics},
volume = {17},
number = {12},
issn = {1077-2626},
year = {2011},
pages = {2276-2282},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TVCG.2011.167},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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TY - JOUR
JO - IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
TI - Arc Length-Based Aspect Ratio Selection
IS - 12
SN - 1077-2626
SP2276
EP2282
EPD - 2276-2282
PY - 2011
KW - Aspect ratio selection
KW - Banking to 45 degrees
KW - Orientation resolution.
VL - 17
JA - IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
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The aspect ratio of a plot has a dramatic impact on our ability to perceive trends and patterns in the data. Previous approaches for automatically selecting the aspect ratio have been based on adjusting the orientations or angles of the line segments in the plot. In contrast, we recommend a simple, effective method for selecting the aspect ratio: minimize the arc length of the data curve while keeping the area of the plot constant. The approach is parameterization invariant, robust to a wide range of inputs, preserves visual symmetries in the data, and is a compromise between previously proposed techniques. Further, we demonstrate that it can be effectively used to select the aspect ratio of contour plots. We believe arc length should become the default aspect ratio selection method.

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Index Terms:
Aspect ratio selection, Banking to 45 degrees, Orientation resolution.
Citation:
"Arc Length-Based Aspect Ratio Selection," IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 2276-2282, Dec. 2011, doi:10.1109/TVCG.2011.167
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