Set-based Browsing

Fig 1. Start browsing with "Christopher Nolan"

The set-based data browsing demonstrated in Parallax data browser is also possible in our visual data browser. Differently with following from a single entity to a single entity of the web browsing, the set-based browsing is following from a set of entities to a set of entities. The set-based browsing is one of the fundamental characteristics of data browsing.

You start with Christopher Nolan. (Fig 1) Then follow the link labeled movies he directed. Now you have all the movies he directed. (Fig 2) Next from the set of the movies you follow the link labeled cast of the movies. This time you have all the actors or actresses who appeared in the Christopher Nolan's movie. (Fig 3) You can keep going like this.

The set-based browsing is very powerful and useful search capability. Without the set-based capability the aggregation of data would be very tedious and laborious.

Fig 2. After following the movies he directed, the 2nd column shows all the Nolan's movies.

Fig 3. After following the cast of the movies. The 3rd column shows all the actors who appeared in all the Nolan's movie.