The document discusses visualizing data from Excel to Vimeo. It describes intermediate visualization packages like GePhi and TULIP. Programming languages for visualization are discussed, including R, PHP, Processing, Python, and MatLab. Examples of student projects are provided that utilize different data sources and programming languages for visualization like ArcGIS, JavaScript, and OpenLayers. The document emphasizes getting data into a form that can be displayed and shared as images or movies.

1. Visualiza(on:
from
Excel
to
Vimeo
A
cookbook
and
some
-inished
dishes
Martin
Zaltz
Austwick
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2. Mar$n
Zaltz
Austwick
Lecturer
at
UCL-­‐CASA
Course
Organiser
on
MRes
in
Advanced
Spatial
Analysis
and
Visualisation
Background:
Quantum
Physics
Medical
Physics
...
now
Social
Physics
@sociablephysics
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3. Why
visualise?
It
looks
beautiful
Communicating
research
results
• with
peers
• with
the
public
Understanding
complex
data
Parsing
for
the
best
pattern
recognition
system
in
the
world
Finding
inspiration
for
research
questions,
models
and
analysis
Presenting
(complex)
model
outputs
Comparing
to
(complex)data
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4. Ge9ng
from
Excel
to
Vimeo
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5. Intermediate
packages
GePhi
(Java)
TULIP
(C++)
Illustrator
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6. Which
language?
Languages
are
“Turing
complete”
Some
more
suited
to
certain
tasks
How
hard
is
it
to
learn?
Is
the
syntax
similar
to
other
language
I
have
used/will
use?
How
good
is
the
documentation?
How
good
are
the
user
community?
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7. Programming
R
PHP
Processing Python
Visualization Analysis
MatLab
GePhi
Excel
GUI
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8. Other
Examples
JavaScript
• Not
the
same
as
Java,
good
for
web
applications
Ruby
Visual
Basic
for
Applications
(VBA)
• Integrates
with
Excel!
Sql
• Database
Language
PHP
• Integrates
with
databases
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9. European Migration Data
(Modelled)
Adam Dennett and
Kimberley Claydon
Modelling: Excel/VBA
Vis: ARCGIS
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10. Tweet density in London
Fabian Neuhaus
and Steven Gray
Data: PHP
Vis: ArcGIS/Illustrator
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11. Twitter data,
filtered by hashtag
and located in space
Steven Gray and
Richard Milton
Data collection: PHP
Vis:
http://www.MapTube.org
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12. Tweets by city
Steven Gray
Data: PHP
Vis: JavaScript
http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/tom/
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13. Agent Based Model
of crime patterns
Toby Davies
Python
(not yet available)
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14. London Bikeshare
Stand Occupation
Ollie O’Brien
Data: Python
Vis: JavaScript
OpenLayers
Ajax
http://bikes.oobrien.com/
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15. Oyster card entries/exits
Jon Reades
Processing
MySql
Not yet available
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16. Public transport in the UK
Joan Serras
Vis: C++/OPENGL
Data: Timetable Info
http://vimeo.com/21351143
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17. London Hire Bikes by Martin Zaltz Austwick and Ollie O’Brien
Data: TFL FoI / Routino
Vis: Processing
http://vimeo.com/19982736
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18. The network visualisations (and others) I showed in the workshop
are not yet available - follow @sociablephysics on twitter and I will
announce when they are up on vimeo
If you’re not on twitter (gasp), email the InterFace organisers so
they can let you know when they’re up.
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19. Data Delimited
Excel Database
preparation text file
Data Parsing Data
Importing
Software (as text) (numbers)
Displaying and
interacting
User input
Sharing Images Movies
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