Longitudinal & Dynamic Networks future
Posted: 04 Jul 2010 09:09
This post is eager to start the discussion about future features about longitudinal and dynamic networks in Gephi.
What we have in 0.7:
- Each node or edge can have a start and end date as an attribute. These time intervals can be used in filters to use the Timeline component. Users set a time range and the network shown on screen displays nodes and edges inner this period.
What is coming in 0.8:
- Dynamic attribute values. Several values can be set for an attribute, with different time intervals.
- Dynamic API and metrics. It's a Google Summer of Code project currently in development, see specifications here. The aim is to provide a complete API for querying dynamic networks and see metrics evolution over time (degree, centrality, ...).
What we identified as critical:
- Dynamic Layout, what is the best layout to see network evolution?
- Animation, play and export movie
- Slice import. Build longitudinal network from several files
- Your ideas about diffusion ?
We need more references and advices about dynamic layout and longitudinal support in general. Specifying and planning is already half of the work and we will implement (or help you to do it) what users need the most first.
What we have in 0.7:
- Each node or edge can have a start and end date as an attribute. These time intervals can be used in filters to use the Timeline component. Users set a time range and the network shown on screen displays nodes and edges inner this period.
What is coming in 0.8:
- Dynamic attribute values. Several values can be set for an attribute, with different time intervals.
- Dynamic API and metrics. It's a Google Summer of Code project currently in development, see specifications here. The aim is to provide a complete API for querying dynamic networks and see metrics evolution over time (degree, centrality, ...).
What we identified as critical:
- Dynamic Layout, what is the best layout to see network evolution?
- Animation, play and export movie
- Slice import. Build longitudinal network from several files
- Your ideas about diffusion ?
We need more references and advices about dynamic layout and longitudinal support in general. Specifying and planning is already half of the work and we will implement (or help you to do it) what users need the most first.