Embodiments of the present invention improve visualization of information associated with auto-ids (tag IDs). In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method of processing auto-identification data comprising storing a plurality of tag identifications, storing a plurality of locations, wherein each tag identification is associated with at least one location, storing information having a plurality of attributes, wherein each tag identification is associated with one or more of said attributes, generating a hierarchy based on at least one location or at least one attribute associated with the plurality of tag identifications, and displaying at least a portion of the information and at least a portion of the locations associated with each tag identification as nested shapes corresponding to the hierarchy.