10.6084/m9.figshare.5258548.v1 Keenan Holloway Keenan Holloway Using D3.js ESIP 2017 esip summer 2017 Data Communications Web Technologies (excl. Web Search) 2017-07-29 16:01:37 Presentation https://esip.figshare.com/articles/presentation/Using_D3_js/5258548 <div>There's no escaping the fact that data visualization is hot right now. Everyone wants to tell their data's story visually, whether it be through a map, chart, or more detailed presentation. The difficulty is there are so many different tools that solve this, each one with their own benefits and limitations. </div><div><br></div><div>D3.js is an awesome tool for handling this task -- which is the approach we've used for the sites like the Nation's Report Card, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, GlobalChange, and others.</div><div><br></div><div>We'll cover:</div><div>1) What D3 is and why you should be using it</div><div>2) Getting data out of Drupal and into D3</div><div>* Views</div><div>* Drupal 8 Rest API</div><div>3) D3 visualization techniques</div><div>* Charts & Graphs</div><div>* Maps</div><div>* Specialized Data Visualizations</div>