Ken Perrott • May 09, 2017 •
Today and tomorrow we remember the end of the war in Europe 72 years ago. I think this video provides a fitting illustration of what that war meant to nations and families around the world – and why we commemorate its end. It’s also an excellent example of what can be done with data visualisation. I don’t think I have seen a better … Read More
Aaron Schiff • Nov 04, 2015 •
Data visualisation typically focuses on the data itself, but in some cases the metadata is interesting in its own right. Lately I’ve been thinking a bit about how to visualise the structure of metadata. Ultimately this could be combined with a data visualisation to make something that coherently shows both the data and its structure. A couple of interesting examples … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Nov 27, 2014 •
I was incredibly fortunate to be able to attend Open Data Day* last week in Christchurch. While there, the very awesome @kayakr (Jonathan Hunt) gave an unconference session on how to build APIs from static webpages**. After some playing around with a table I got from the Wellington City Council of inland offleash dog areas, I […] … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Feb 07, 2014 •
And my goodness but there are some stunners this year. It’s difficult to pick a favourite, but I did want to highlight the video below as one of them. Produced by NASA and winner of the video category, it shows the beautifully intricate and dynamic relationship between Sol (our sun) and Earth. How it affects our climate, the effect of … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Aug 20, 2013 •
Following my last post, which talked about work which has been done ranking the excellence of scientific organisations around the world, there’s this: a map of scientific collaboration between researchers. Developed by Olivier H. Beauchesne, who makes really interesting data-visualising… Read more › … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Jun 06, 2013 •
One of the many uses of my inbox is for me to email to myself things to blog, share, write about and read. Of course, this means I have a great many unacted-upon notes in my inbox, but c’est la… Read more › … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Dec 07, 2012 •
The visual.ly website is a great place to watch for infographics and data visualisations of all sorts*, and a recent one, brought to my attention by excellent publication Fast Company, is particularly boggling. In the words of its creators, it’s… Read more › … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Sep 03, 2010 •
Haha! We are pleased as punch to introduce the third in our blitz of blogs this week. Chris McDowell will be the force behind seeing data (first post up shortly), a blog all about data visualisation. For those of who aren’t familiar with the subject, data vis (viz)* is the artform … Read More
Peter Griffin • Apr 13, 2010 •
Last week, the media was full of stories of the carnage on our roads over Easter and the growing chorus of calls to cut the blood alcohol limit to tackle drunk drivers. MacDoctor is sceptical a cut – from the current limit of 80mg/100ml to 50mg/100ml, will make any difference. But scientists in an SMC briefing … Read More
Peter Griffin • Oct 06, 2009 •
A couple of excellent uses of data visualisation software have popped up in the media over the last few days and best of all, both display kiwi innovation at work. Nextspace, the Auckland-based cluster of 3D graphics companies, says it is building a “Visual City” platform for Auckland which would display visually on a 3D map of the new … Read More