Techniques for Visualizing Big Data in a Two-Dimensional Chart

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

• receiving a dataset containing a plurality of dataset objects, each dataset object including a first variable and a second variable;
• determining boundaries of the dataset with respect to the first variable and the second variable;
• generating a first template for a two-dimensional chart according to the boundaries of the dataset, the first template having a plurality of segments that each represent an area within the boundaries, wherein the first variable is associated with a first dimension of the two-dimensional chart and the second variable is associated with a second dimension of the two-dimensional chart;
• and
• applying the dataset to the first template to generate the two-dimensional chart, wherein applying the dataset comprises for each segment of the first template:
• identifying a plurality of dataset objects from the dataset located within a segment of the first template,
• shading the segment a color from a color scale when a total count of the plurality of dataset objects is greater than a predefined threshold, and
• plotting the plurality of dataset objects when the total count of the plurality of dataset objects is less than or equal to the predefined threshold.

A computer implemented system, comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when executed, control the one or more computer processors to be configured for:
• receiving a dataset containing a plurality of dataset objects, each dataset object including a first variable and a second variable;
• determining boundaries of the dataset with respect to the first variable and the second variable;
• generating a first template for a two-dimensional chart according to the boundaries of the dataset, the first template having a plurality of segments that each represent an area within the boundaries, wherein the first variable is associated with a first dimension of the two-dimensional chart and the second variable is associated with a second dimension of the two-dimensional chart;
• and
• applying the dataset to the first template to generate the two-dimensional chart, wherein applying the dataset comprises for each segment of the first template:
• identifying a plurality of dataset objects from the dataset located within a segment of the first template,
• shading the segment a color from a color scale when a total count of the plurality of dataset objects is greater than a predefined threshold, and
• plotting the plurality of dataset objects when the total count of the plurality of dataset objects is less than or equal to the predefined threshold.