\u201cA Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words\u201d – Fred R. Barnard<\/p>\n
In the modern world, data has become more and more critical. The book Homo Deus by historian\u00a0Yuval Noah Harari explains the emergence of a new religion in which the information flow has\u00a0supreme value. This resource guide will focus on tools, ethics, and best practices in visualization\u00a0in this big-data era.<\/p>\n
1. \u201cHow Charts Lie\u201d by Alberto Cairo<\/strong><\/p>\n Alberto Cairo wrote a book in 2019 about how charts could easily mislead one who interprets\u00a0them. The book starts with an introduction (Cairo, 2019) to the 2016 US election map hung in the\u00a0White House by Former President Donald Trump. The map was supposed to deliver the\u00a0information \u201cWho won where?\u201d but it was interpreted as \u201cWhat number of the population voted\u00a0for each candidate?\u201d. He gives multiple similar examples and makes the readers understand to be\u00a0more cautious while seeing a chart or a map. This book focuses on eliminating the gap in\u00a0persuasive visualization based on an IEEE Paper released in 2014 named “The Persuasive Power\u00a0of Data Visualization” (Pandey, 2014).<\/p>\n I think it is essential to discuss the unseen traps created by the misuse of visualization tools in this\u00a0data-driven world. The above resource could be a step for bringing awareness to the students.<\/p>\n Note: The book is not freely available online. However, the first chapter is available on\u00a0amazon.com (inside the book) (Cairo, 2019. pp. 3-15). A free video on a conference presentation\u00a0by the author is available on YouTube (Cairo, 2019).<\/p>\n References<\/strong> [2] Cairo, A. (2019, December 4) How charts lie by Alberto Cairo, Big Things Conference,\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oX74Nge8Wkw<\/p>\n [3] Pandey, A. V., Manivannan, A., Nov, O., Satterthwaite, M., & Bertini, E. (2014). The\u00a0Persuasive Power of Data Visualization. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and\u00a0Computer Graphics, 20(12), 2211\u20132220. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/TVCG.2014.2346419<\/p>\n 2. \u201cThe Visual Display Of Quantitative Information\u201d by Edward Tufte<\/strong><\/p>\n In this book, Tufte explains some best practice principles that could be followed while using\u00a0visualization tools. Some principles he discusses are Data-Ink Ratio, Chart Junk, and Lie Factor\u00a0(Tufte, 2007). In the data-ink ratio, he tells the readers to minimize the ink used to draw the I chose this material to deliver the need for standards in using visualization tools. People who use\u00a0digital tools to create graphs in this fast-connected world have the potential to misinform the\u00a0audience. So, we must have a standard that could regulate this spread.<\/p>\n References<\/strong> [2] Scott Bateman, Regan L. Mandryk, Carl Gutwin, Aaron Genest, David McDine, and Christopher Brooks. 2010. Useful junk? the effects of visual embellishment on\u00a0comprehension and memorability of charts. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on\u00a0Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’10). Association for Computing Machinery,\u00a0New York, NY, USA, 2573\u20132582. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/1753326.1753716<\/p>\n Some of the latest libraries and frameworks used in the visualization and analysis are provided\u00a0below:<\/p>\n 3. rayshader: Create Maps and Visualize Data in 2D and 3D\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Rayshader is open-source R programming-based visualization tool for 2D and 3D (Morgan-Wall\u00a0T, 2023). We can model contour plots and 3D geographic terrain, including sunlight shading and\u00a0clouds, which will help in different simulation projects. The official website includes In my opinion, we must explore new open-source tools that could help visualize and help in\u00a0simulations. Rayshader could be used to predict floods, and improve rainwater harvesting, (based\u00a0on social media posts) can be used to see the rise of pandemics in certain areas, and so on. References<\/strong> [2] Kaninghat, Sreeganesh (2023) LinkedIn. https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/sreeganesh-k_population-activity-701713459224766054 [3] terence fosstodon (2022, December 11), Twitter\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/researchremora\/status\/1601927385586204673?=Ird8q18WnNM9Q7AAxjyVbQ&s=19<\/p>\n 4. OSMnx: New Methods for Acquiring, Constructing, Analyzing, and Visualizing Complex\u00a0Street Networks.<\/strong> I believe these types of tools could become a method to store memories about cities and places.\u00a0Could even model historical civilization sites for learning. In collaboration with UNESCO, researchers are trying to digitize cultural heritage sites and museums in Ukraine (Aisling, 2023).\u00a0So encouraging these types of activities worldwide could help preserve history in the advent of\u00a0any catastrophe.<\/p>\n References<\/strong> \u201cA Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words\u201d – Fred R. Barnard In the modern world, data has become more and more critical. The book Homo Deus by historian\u00a0Yuval Noah Harari explains the emergence of a new religion in which the information flow has\u00a0supreme value. 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\n[1] Cairo, A. (2019) How charts lie<\/p>\n
\ncharts, in other words, to make the chart minimalist so that it delivers more information than\u00a0distracting graphics. Char Junk is unwanted graphical information added to the graph that might\u00a0lead to a misinterpretation. More examples and illustrations are provided in the 2010 ACM\u00a0Conference Paper Useful junk?: the effects of visual embellishment on comprehension and\u00a0memorability of charts (Scott, 2010). Finally, Tufte explains the proportion of disinformation in\u00a0the carts using thelie factor.<\/p>\n
\n[1] Tufte, Edward R, (2007) The Visual Display Of Quantitative Information, Second\u00a0Edition, Graphic Press LLC,
\nhttp:\/\/faculty.salisbury.edu\/~jtanderson\/teaching\/cosc311\/fa21\/files\/tufte.pdf<\/p>\n
\ndocumentation and examples (Morgan-Wall T, 2023). As a motivation, some of the social media\u00a0posts are included in the reference (Kaninghat, 2023).<\/p>\n
\nProviding information on the tools that exist could help save the world.<\/p>\n
\n[1] Morgan-Wall T (2023). rayshader: Create Maps and Visualize Data in 2D and 3D.\u00a0https:\/\/www.rayshader.com, https:\/\/github.com\/tylermorganwall\/rayshader,\u00a0https:\/\/www.rayshader.com\/<\/p>\n
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\nOSMnx is an open-source python package to visualize real-world street networks (Boeing,\u00a02017). Automated driving may become common, and we may be developing cities and planning\u00a0new ways to connect two places. So it would be essential to know about these kinds of packages.\u00a0Some trending images on social media developed using the tools are available in the reference
\n(Sanket, 2023) (Souktik, 2023). Can also get more examples by searching \u201cOSMnx\u201d on Linkedin.<\/p>\n
\n[1] Boeing, G. (2017). \u201cOSMnx: New Methods for Acquiring, Constructing, Analyzing, and\u00a0Visualizing Complex Street Networks.\u201d Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 65,\u00a0126-139. doi:10.1016\/j.compenvurbsys.2017.05.004
\n[2] Aisling N\u00ed Ch\u00fal\u00e1in, (2023, January 22) euronews.next. https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2023\/01\/22\/ukraine-is-racing-to-3d-scan-its-monuments-in-case-theyre-bombed-in-the-war-and-need-resto
\n[3] Sanket Ghumra, (2022) OSMnx Linkedin,\u00a0https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7014019727731625984?updateEntit
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\n[4] Ar. Souktik B, (2023), OSMnx Linkedin
\nhttps:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7030491396453117952?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_feedUpdate%3A%28V2%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7030491396453117952%29<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"