1. A computer program product comprising a computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program for an interactive filter, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations comprising: retrieving data from a data storage device; displaying an initial representation of the data on a display device; dynamically applying a filter parameter to a portion of the initial representation based on a localized selection of the portion of the initial representation, wherein the localized selection is determined by hovering a navigation icon in alignment with a selection area corresponding to the portion of the initial representation; and displaying a filtered representation of the portion of the initial representation, wherein the filtered representation is derived from the filter parameter applied to the initial representation of the data.