After disaster strikes or government initiatives fail, in hindsight, we see all too often that warning signs were overlooked by decision-makers. Or sophisticated technology was installed, but nobody ...

Data visualization may not deliver revelation on demand, but diligent visual exploration can unlock insights that might otherwise remain hidden Data visualization is one of the hottest areas of big ...

Need to reformat data for use in another application? Plot it on a map? Use it for an interactive Web graphic? These open-source JavaScript libraries can help turn your data into a suitable format for ...

Nishith Sharma is the co-founder of frrole, a social intelligence startup. Raw data is boring and it’s difficult to make sense of it in its natural form. Add visualization to it and you get something ...

Unlocking the full value of enterprise data starts with effective data visualization and seamless collaboration. Discover how the right tools empower teams to turn raw information into actionable ...

I propose the following law: “The longer an innovative visualization exists, the probability someone says it should have been a line/bar chart approaches 1” I’ve seen the “shoulda been a line chart” ...

When Stephen Goldsmith was deputy mayor of New York City in 2010 and 2011, the city was working on processes to make data available to the public. “We have now gone from fulfilling that transparency ...

Most data are subject to uncertainty: the possibility that the true values may be different from our estimates. The unknown is especially difficult to escape in forecasts — of the weather, economic ...