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Napoleon in Russia: Classic 19th Century Infographic
This is an amazing, classic 1869 French infographic and data visualization on Napoleon’s disastrous 1812-13 Russia campaign. Although it does not entirely fit into an Instagram square (this was originally published on IG), the very thick line in color is the Emperor of France’s army arriving. The extremely thin black lines are the surviving retreating troops staggering back home from Moscow. Frost bite and the bitter Russian winter were a major factor contributing to the heavy losses. (The temperature is shown in the bottom of the chart in Celsius, and you can see the impact of lower temperatures on the thinning black line. Had wind chills been understood in 1869, an even more dramatic correlation might have been possible.) This infographic is successful because it succinctly captures a great deal of information into a single figure. In addition to showing Napoleon’s dwindling troop strengths at various points in the campaign, a rough sense of chronology, geography (town names) and troop movements is given, together with the environmental conditions that contributed to the disaster. … Read the restStreamgraph: multidimensional data visualization
This is an illustration of a streamgraph, a more non-traditional form of multi-dimensional data visualization. A streamgraph is just one of many techniques for converting multi-dimensional data in a single graphic for presentation. This particular example is based on Last.fm music listening habits in January and February 2012. A version of this article originally appeared as a photo post on our Instagram feed. (more…)… Read the restInternet map: network data visualization example
Moving on from dashboards & scoreboards, let’s look at some cool data visualizations. This is a 2005 visualization of the Internet IP addresses — or an Internet map. It’s an example of data visualization for a network. Each line joins two IP addresses, with the length representing the delay between them. Less than 30% of reachable addresses were used to construct the Internet map, so this Internet map is only a partial map of the Internet at that time. Photo: Wikimedia/Matt Britt/The Opte Project/CC-BY-2.5 A version of this article originally appeared as a photo post on our Instagram feed. (more…)… Read the restBI Inspiration: Lexus supercar automotive dashboard
This is an automotive dashboard on a high-end Lexus supercar. Continuing our look at visuals of (non-business) dashboards (and scoreboards), this is an LCD Tachometer automotive dashboard on the Lexus LFA supercar. (“One of the most expensive Japanese cars ever.” A European TV show suggested status-conscious owners would loudly announce “I’m getting into the expensive Lexus”, making the studied insult this would normally be an oxymoron. Don’t know what the show’s editors drive, but the last we checked your “regular” Lexus was still heavily associated with the 1%. Car & Driver reportedly effused over the supercar, claiming it was a bargain compared to cars like the more expensive Ferrari that it outperformed. Before we get too excited about its state-of-the-art internal combustion engine, as data scientists we’ll state clearly our belief that the future is with alternative propulsion systems like the Tesla’s electric motor. Electric motors have incredible torque and acceleration once the energy storage problems are addressed.)… Read the restRecent Posts
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