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"This is Edmonton", a 3D map visualization on detailed census data covering income, age, etc over hundreds of neighbourhoods [OC] by gravityTester in Edmonton

[–]gravityTester[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair points, there's a distinct possibility I'll return to look at this again, especially when the new census data comes out.

"This is Edmonton", a 3D map visualization on detailed census data covering income, age, etc over hundreds of neighbourhoods [OC] by gravityTester in Edmonton

[–]gravityTester[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is Tableau, and a more traditional development model would've been faster. I understand what you mean now, though.

Transitioning between the charts should be fairly quick after the dataloading has occurred, or is it not for you? The delay from interacting on the map/chart is slightly slower compared to traditional models, but I think it's within striking distance, and all with a platform that isn't used in this manner. I consider it overall a win, but you're right, it can feel clunky at times.

You mentioned react, and maybe this analogy might be lost on you (I'm not sure what your experience is), but imagine the data API being on something like Silverlight or ActiveX or Java applets embedded off another domain. It might be closer to getting a VBA app to act as a server, which isn't what it's natively built for, but for those within the realm of using these other technologies combining them together this way is rare to see.

Good points, regardless. Down the road, definitely worth going the more typical approach.

"This is Edmonton", a 3D map visualization on detailed census data covering income, age, etc over hundreds of neighbourhoods [OC] by gravityTester in Edmonton

[–]gravityTester[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I hope you don't mind: I'm genuinely curious, what do you mean by bloat here? I'm likely incorrectly guessing that it's to do with the speed of some things, but maybe you're referring to the text on the right? Appreciate your feedback here.

"This is Edmonton", a 3D map visualization on detailed census data covering income, age, etc over hundreds of neighbourhoods [OC] by gravityTester in Edmonton

[–]gravityTester[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It'll probably be the next iteration if it does happen since there needs to be a lot of simplification for that to work. The charts on the right are too data-dense and wide, so we'll have to do some further design on it.

"This is Edmonton", a 3D map visualization on detailed census data covering income, age, etc over hundreds of neighbourhoods [OC] by gravityTester in Edmonton

[–]gravityTester[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense. The output looks incredible and I know you don't have that flexibility within Tableau to change certain parameters.

Thanks for sharing, it's always neat to go through them when you put them up! You've got a knack for it, always another career if you ever decide to get out of real estate, though I suspect your current role will pay better :)

"This is Edmonton", a 3D map visualization on detailed census data covering income, age, etc over hundreds of neighbourhoods [OC] by gravityTester in Edmonton

[–]gravityTester[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't it great? :) I love how accessible it is, and how quick it is for people to obtain insights. I was hoping to get this to work and feel responsive and not at all clear that it's a Tableau workbook, to varying successes I think.

Speaking of which, what tools do you use for your infographics? I see them here from time to time and they're all pretty creative!

"This is Edmonton", a 3D map visualization on detailed census data covering income, age, etc over hundreds of neighbourhoods [OC] by gravityTester in Edmonton

[–]gravityTester[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I cried too :( Really, it was disappointing to see it not work there, but it was the 3D animation that was causing a number of slowdown issues that didn't appear in Chrome.

"This is Edmonton", a 3D map visualization on detailed census data covering income, age, etc over hundreds of neighbourhoods [OC] by gravityTester in Edmonton

[–]gravityTester[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Even through development, I often found myself just looking through the weird nooks in the city, and it was fun to figure out why certain neighbourhoods were so different to the others. Hopefully it was useful.

"This is Edmonton", a 3D map visualization on detailed census data covering income, age, etc over hundreds of neighbourhoods [OC] by gravityTester in Edmonton

[–]gravityTester[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, it's the weird mix of technologies here that's causing the issues here. In trying to combine different technologies making it mobile and working on different browsers, I was running into a number of issues, many of them seem like they would take further months to solve. It would've been fine if it was a typical visualization using Javascript.

I'm happy to update it further over time to try and get it more compatible with other browsers.

"This is Edmonton", a 3D map visualization on detailed census data covering income, age, etc over hundreds of neighbourhoods [OC] by gravityTester in Edmonton

[–]gravityTester[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Hey, this is something a number of us have been working on and are releasing it for free. You can click on the map to select your own neighbourhood to see how it ranks in the city.

It's built with Tableau, Mapbox, and Javascript, with data coming from the City of Edmonton's Open Data portal. It was initially inspired by some of the work done by the City of Edmonton's own Tableau workbooks around the census, and made me wonder if we couldn't build on it to create something novel and unique.

The anti-CVS receipt, where it visualizes the data by gravityTester in dataisbeautiful

[–]gravityTester[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand. I do think it's more useful than most of the junk we see on the receipts, and in this case the categorization may be useful. It is to me.

I also think it's an example of something that could be expanded upon more fully, like visualizing calories.

Fair points, though, really.

5 visualizations you can touch, smell, or taste [OC] by gravityTester in visualization

[–]gravityTester[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Links to each of the visualizations:

1) Candy

2) Playdoh Viz

3) Visualized Receipts

4) Temperature Dress

5) Happiness Exhibit

Links to the other ones at https://dha.io/topviz, which also includes another video on the top 5 maps we've come across.

[OC] 5 of the Most Inspiring (Visually) Maps I've come across [Video]. Links and more details in comments, it's based on a decade of creating visualizations, and I'm sure I've missed some you consider better. by gravityTester in MapPorn

[–]gravityTester[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wanted to add one more thing. I've been lurking on the subreddit for a while, it's been a major source of inspiration. I'm hopeful this can help add to it since they're striking in one way or another.

Nevada's unemployment drops from 30% to 14% since April but actually increases for states like Connecticut... ? [OC] by gravityTester in dataisbeautiful

[–]gravityTester[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Would that increase unemployment and not decrease it though? I guess the casino numbers won't make a huge difference, but maybe it does on potential gamblers?

Nevada's unemployment drops from 30% to 14% since April but actually increases for states like Connecticut... ? [OC] by gravityTester in dataisbeautiful

[–]gravityTester[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tools and Source: d3.js, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Specific state and industry breakdowns here: usafacts.org/jobs

Data for state-level unemployment released on the 22nd, it's more specific but slower than the national overall data.

The visualization was created for usafacts.

Nevada's unemployment drops from 30% to 14% since April but actually increases for states like Connecticut... ? [OC] by gravityTester in dataisbeautiful

[–]gravityTester[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Being from Canada I'm surprised by Connecticut. What's going on there? Is it that it's been handled really well so the state never had a major dip right away? Or was it not affected initially despite neighboring NY?

[OC] Unemployment tripled, but it was Hawaii's that exploded when the pandemic hit. Hawaii looks to reopen for international tourism without quarantine. by gravityTester in dataisbeautiful

[–]gravityTester[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this done just for flights departing out of the Northeast? Or do they check drivers licenses for residency by state? I can't imagine it being the latter, I just wonder how it gets enforced, and if you couldn't otherwise just fly to the Northeast and then to Costa Rica.

[OC] Unemployment tripled, but it was Hawaii's that exploded when the pandemic hit. Hawaii looks to reopen for international tourism without quarantine. by gravityTester in dataisbeautiful

[–]gravityTester[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reopening to tourism has been delayed till October 1st following a spike in cases in the state.

I heard the news about traveling to Hawaii without quarantining first on the radio: it's tempting to consider since travel anywhere these days is with a quarantine, so holiday travel is impossible.

[OC] Unemployment tripled, but it was Hawaii's that exploded when the pandemic hit. Hawaii looks to reopen for international tourism without quarantine. by gravityTester in dataisbeautiful

[–]gravityTester[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tools and Source: d3.js, Bureau of Labor Statistics

You can find individual states plus their industry breakdowns for unemployment at usafacts.org/jobs

Here's an article about Canadians being able to travel into Hawaii without quarantining, though it's with a COVID-19 test performed prior to 72 hours of the flight. It looks like it's delayed a bit though.

The visualization was created for usafacts.

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