Archive for data visualization
March 16 th
Futuristic BI: Are We Smart Enough?
Posted by: | CommentsCame across this stunning TED video that demonstrates scientific data in both 3-D and audio. It’s not only functional but beautiful as well. Increasing the way we sense, perceive, and interact with data is brilliant. Is this the future of BI?
Having watched the video, I find a renewed appreciation for the super intelligent minds out there. The video showed just how complex data can be and I wonder if we can do something similar with our BI tools one day. Do we need super intelligence to understand our data?
February 16 th
Visualizing Olympic Information
Posted by: | CommentsI’ve always had a fondness for visual data, so in honor of the Olympics, I thought I’d share these winter sport and Olympic infographics I found. Maybe it’s my simple mind, but I appreciate their ability to distill complex information into a (relatively) simple graphical image. I’ve located these and offer them for your enjoyment.
Here’s everything you always wanted to know about the sport of curling:
Larger Image (infographic by Ciaran Hughes)
And also about bobsledding:
Larger Image (infographic by Stefan Bayley)
Here’s ice hockey:
(infographic by Ciaran Hughes)
My favorite sport, figure skating:
Infographic – Edward Tufte (click for larger image)
How about Olympic medals (not sure from which year):
(infographic by Ciaran Hughes)
And finally, an analysis of medals won per GDP using 2004 Summer Games data.
Larger image (infographic from Vizworld)
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