R is an open-source programming language and environment with powerful and extensive features for data analysis, data visualization, and statistical computing. Although R first appeared in the 1990s, ...

Content has come a long way since the beginning of the web. Along with the Internet, it too has evolved. In the early days content consisted of words and a few images. Eventually infographics began ...

The Air Force Cost Analysis Agency (AFCAA) offers multiple examples of data visualization tools being actively used for cost analysis, including the Air Force Total Ownership Cost (AFTOC) program ...

Imagine tapping into a raw data feed from a distributed network of IoT devices in a logistics center. The center is full of robots, employee work stations, and shipping and receiving docks. The data ...

DESPITE THE relatively recent advent of data journalism and visualisation, the practice of analysing data is an old one. In 1786 William Playfair, a Scottish engineer and secret agent, invented the ...

“A picture is worth a thousand words”. This is as true for data as it is for art. With the advent of big data, there is a tremendous need to manage, interpret and communicate it effectively – because ...

With information overload, rapidly and effectively communicating complex medical data to healthcare professionals, researchers, and patients is crucial. Today’s audiences not only benefit from, but ...

Ayasdi, a company that has developed data visualization software it says uses big data to answer the questions you never thought to ask, has launched in Palo Alto with $10.25 million in funding.

Figure 1: Example of an IPCC figure and aspects that might limit accessibility to non-experts. How can scientific graphics about climate change be made more accessible, while retaining their ...