DV throughout History

In recent years, Data Visualization (DV) has been the talk of the town. At first,  people were just looking for a better way to understand and interact with their data, and DV came as a very niche area in the BI universe. Now, DV is at its greatest time, businesses have adopted it for some time, but its the layman, the normal people like you and me who are now more exposed and embracing this new frontier. With the help of free tools like Tableau Public, DV is exploding now with new creative ways to understand and explain data.

Although it seemed like a recent phenomenon, using DV as a means of conveying an idea is definitely not new, don't be surprised that people who defined history like Florence Nightingale used DV in helping to save the lives of millions of soldiers at the turn of the 20th century. And we could have never known the importance of sanitation if it wasn't for her.

Take a look at this blog entry to see which DVs were influential in mankind's history.

The 5 Most Influential Data Visualizations of All Time

Also, after watching the presentation, take a look at this site that lists historical DVs that represented critical milestones shaping our history:

Gallery of Data Visualization - Historical Milestones

-Zan