Information Visualization - journal - was created in 2002.

Information visualization is the study of interactive visual representation. It shows how your brain interacts with the other things in your body and the world on the outside of your body.

Benjamin Bederson has written:

'The craft of information visualization' -- subject(s): Human-computer interaction, Information visualization

'Advances in Atomic & Molecular Physics'

'A miniature pan-tilt actuator: the spherical pointing motor'

The importance of visualization in information technology is the ease of reading the information. The easier it is to read information the easier it to is to understand and share. For example pie charts are a great way to visualize information and it makes clear which are the larger factors in a situation. Flow and bar charts are also efficient at displaying changes in data over time.

The three major purposes of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are spatial analysis, mapping and visualization, and decision-making support. GIS helps to analyze spatial patterns and relationships, create maps for visualization of data, and assist in making informed decisions based on spatial information.