Techniques for managing planar daylight data

This paper describes fine-grained visualization techniques for reviewing time-dependent data common to building simulation. These techniques enable rapid inspection of trends and singularities in the data that are difficult to ascertain from conventional methods. In the case of daylight simulation, understanding when and where sunlight is available in a proposed design can lead to significant energy savings in the resulting electric lighting systems of buildings. This article presents an integrated framework of three main visualization routines for managing simulation data for exploratory data analysis. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.