When developing Visual Analytics systems it is necessary to first start describing the problem by means of data, tasks, and users that are addressed.
In order to develop and design a Visual Analytics method for time-oriented data we have to describe how we will use the temporal aspect of the data. Afterwards, we can combine visual, analytical, and interactions methods to a framework that supports the intended users in their intended tasks.
For more and detailed information we refer to
. 2011. Visualization of Time-Oriented Data. Human Computer Interaction. :221.