Designing and annotating metro maps with loop lines

Hsiang Yun Wu; Sheung Hung Poon; Shigeo Takahashi; Masatoshi Arikawa; Chun Cheng Lin; Hsu Chun Yen

doi:10.1109/iV.2015.14

Designing and annotating metro maps with loop lines

Hsiang Yun Wu
, Sheung Hung Poon
, Shigeo Takahashi
, Masatoshi Arikawa
, Chun Cheng Lin
, Hsu Chun Yen

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

Schematic metro maps provide an effective means of simplifying the geographical configuration of public rapid transportation systems. Nonetheless, travelers still find it difficult to identify routes of a specific topology on the maps because it is usually hidden behind the conventional octilinear layout of the entire map. In this paper, we present an approach to designing schematic maps with loop lines, which are drawn as circles together with annotation labels for guiding different traveling purposes. Our idea here is to formulate the aesthetic criteria as mathematical constraints in the mixed-integer programming model, which allows us to either align stations on the loop line at a grid if they are interchange stations or noninterchange stations on a circle otherwise. We then distribute the annotation labels associated with stations on the loop line evenly to the four side boundary of the map domain in order to make full use of the annotation space, while maximally avoiding intersections between leader lines and the metro network by employing a flow network algorithm. Finally, we present several experimental results generated by our prototype system to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed approach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - Information Visualisation
Subtitle of host publication	Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualisation, IV 2015
Editors	Fatma Bouali, John Counsell, Sebastian Kernbach, Mark W. McK. Bannatyne, John Counsell, Chi Man Pun, Marjan Trutschl, Ebad Banissi, Weidong Huang, Gilles Venturini, Chun-Cheng Lin, Anna Ursyn, Remo Burkhard, Urska Cvek, Feng Lin, Theodor G. Wyeld, Jian J. Zhang, Martin J. Eppler, Georges Grinstein, Muhammad Sarfraz, Francis T. Marchese
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	9-14
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467375689
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/iV.2015.14
Publication status	Published - 18 Sept 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	19th International Conference on Information Visualisation, IV 2015 - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 22 Jul 2015 → 24 Jul 2015

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation
Volume	2015-September
ISSN (Print)	1093-9547

Conference

Conference	19th International Conference on Information Visualisation, IV 2015
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	22/07/15 → 24/07/15

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Free Keywords

Annotation label
Loop line
Metro map
Mixed-integer programming

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Signal Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

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Wu, H. Y., Poon, S. H., Takahashi, S., Arikawa, M., Lin, C. C., & Yen, H. C. (2015). Designing and annotating metro maps with loop lines. In F. Bouali, J. Counsell, S. Kernbach, M. W. M. Bannatyne, J. Counsell, C. M. Pun, M. Trutschl, E. Banissi, W. Huang, G. Venturini, C.-C. Lin, A. Ursyn, R. Burkhard, U. Cvek, F. Lin, T. G. Wyeld, J. J. Zhang, M. J. Eppler, G. Grinstein, M. Sarfraz, ... F. T. Marchese (Eds.), Proceedings - Information Visualisation: Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualisation, IV 2015 (pp. 9-14). Article 7272532 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation; Vol. 2015-September). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/iV.2015.14

Wu, Hsiang Yun ; Poon, Sheung Hung ; Takahashi, Shigeo et al. / Designing and annotating metro maps with loop lines. Proceedings - Information Visualisation: Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualisation, IV 2015. editor / Fatma Bouali ; John Counsell ; Sebastian Kernbach ; Mark W. McK. Bannatyne ; John Counsell ; Chi Man Pun ; Marjan Trutschl ; Ebad Banissi ; Weidong Huang ; Gilles Venturini ; Chun-Cheng Lin ; Anna Ursyn ; Remo Burkhard ; Urska Cvek ; Feng Lin ; Theodor G. Wyeld ; Jian J. Zhang ; Martin J. Eppler ; Georges Grinstein ; Muhammad Sarfraz ; Francis T. Marchese. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. pp. 9-14 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation).

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Wu, HY, Poon, SH, Takahashi, S, Arikawa, M, Lin, CC & Yen, HC 2015, Designing and annotating metro maps with loop lines. in F Bouali, J Counsell, S Kernbach, MWM Bannatyne, J Counsell, CM Pun, M Trutschl, E Banissi, W Huang, G Venturini, C-C Lin, A Ursyn, R Burkhard, U Cvek, F Lin, TG Wyeld, JJ Zhang, MJ Eppler, G Grinstein, M Sarfraz & FT Marchese (eds), Proceedings - Information Visualisation: Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualisation, IV 2015., 7272532, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation, vol. 2015-September, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 9-14, 19th International Conference on Information Visualisation, IV 2015, Barcelona, Spain, 22/07/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/iV.2015.14

Designing and annotating metro maps with loop lines. / Wu, Hsiang Yun; Poon, Sheung Hung; Takahashi, Shigeo et al.
Proceedings - Information Visualisation: Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualisation, IV 2015. ed. / Fatma Bouali; John Counsell; Sebastian Kernbach; Mark W. McK. Bannatyne; John Counsell; Chi Man Pun; Marjan Trutschl; Ebad Banissi; Weidong Huang; Gilles Venturini; Chun-Cheng Lin; Anna Ursyn; Remo Burkhard; Urska Cvek; Feng Lin; Theodor G. Wyeld; Jian J. Zhang; Martin J. Eppler; Georges Grinstein; Muhammad Sarfraz; Francis T. Marchese. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 9-14 7272532 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation; Vol. 2015-September).

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