Data visualization architecture

A system for improving the functionality of a computer providing a data visualization, comprising:

• a core engine, operable to receive data organized according to series and a surface description for a visualization, and to create shared objects based on the data and the surface description for a visualization;
• a series layout module, operable to receive a data series and the surface description to create geometry based on the surface description to graphically represent the data series in the visualization;
• and
• a layout engine, operable receive the shared objects and the geometry, and to plot the visualization using the shared objects and the geometry.

A computing device operable for improving the functionality of a computer providing a data visualization, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storage including instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the computing device to be operable to:
• provide a data visualization platform, including a core engine and a series layout module, the data visualization platform being operable to interact with a client to provide visualizations of data, wherein the data is organized according to series;
• provide a plurality of series layouts via the series layout module, wherein each series layout accepts a data series and a surface description to create geometry representative of the data series formatted for display via the client;
• receive the data and the surface description from the client at the core engine;
• transmit the surface description and the data to the series layout module;
• perform, via the series layout module, one of the plurality of series layouts on each of the data series comprising the data to create the geometry;
• create, at the core engine, shared objects formatted for display via the client;
• assemble, at the core engine, the geometry and the shared objects to create the visualization;
• transmit, from the core engine to the client, the visualization in a normalized form;
• and
• render the visualization via an output device.