Treemap is a space-constrained visualization of hierarchical structures. It is very effective in showing attributes of leaf nodes using size and color coding. Treemap enables users to compare nodes and sub-trees even at varying depth in the tree, and help them spot patterns and exceptions.

Example of maps and research about arborescent & hierarchicalrepresentation of information. Links to other websites and sometimes to other software/tools.

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