fyi

The International Energy Agency has launched an interactive map showing locations of #datacenters @iea.org and their estimated power needs.

Also useful map of major electrical grid lines and internet cables :) https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-and-ai-observatory?tab=Energy+for+AI

#datavis #datascience

I still use this as an example of storytelling with visualization when I teach #datavis

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ik6dntilko5d3m4nhajdxj4w/post/3lse6edxy6c2g

📊 #datavis #job:

Datenjournalist*in at CORRECTIV: https://correctiv.jobs.personio.de/job/2171364?display=de

via https://bsky.app/profile/antennedowideit.bsky.social/post/3lsbazxfzt22q

FDA vaccine target LP.8.1, dominant since March, plateaued in April. June saw Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ, scion of "razor-blade throat" XDV, push LP.8.1 out of majority.

Due to "low numbers of sequences being reported" (as evidenced by "less reliable" dot hatching on below chart), #CDC did not publish data this week, having advised only of "moving to longer reporting periods":

https://hcommons.social/@beadsland/114662142357659963

Raj's dashboard, updated this morning, shows PQ.2 as standout child of Nimbus NB.1.8.1 / PQ; Stratus XFG in competition with kids XFG.2 and XFG.3; and LP.8.1 long ago overshadowed by LP.8.1.1/ NY.

❖ #ThisIsOurPolio #variants #CovidIsNotOver #dataviz #datavis

Just corrected major bug by changing one assignment.

Purpose of including inline bubble #datavis of GISAID data was to demonstrate how major subvariants, not broken out by the CDC, were being obscured by CDC bundling those subvariants into ancestor for reporting purposes.

Which is what these #dataviz would have been doing, if only they'd been using the actual share of the given ancestor to set the size of its bubble. Instead, of, well (*clears throat with embarrassment*) the total sum of shares of the root variant and its descendants.

Would say that this was down to my focusing so much attention on dynamic legend and family grouping logic, but that ignores time spent adjusting how bubbles were aligned within tiles.

So, really, it was just that never bothered to consistency check the bubbles as drawn against data as given, assuming without validating that everything was correct.

Anyway, charts going forward now work as intended, reflecting when #CDC data hides more than it reveals.

TIL how much more relaxing my phone is, when I remove all color through it‘s „color filter“ option.

At the same time I also realised how bad my color selection in some of my #datavis was.

Got to find some solutions for colourblind modes.

#dataviz

FDA vaccine target LP.8.1, dominant since March, plateaued in April. June sees Nimbus NB.1.8.1, scion of "razor-blade throat" XDV, push LP.8.1 out of majority.

#CDC added NB.1.8.1 only in latest, late-published public dataset. Notice of "software error" that heralded data delay… has been removed. Hatching for "less reliable" data reflects "low numbers of sequences being reported".

Raj's dashboard, updated this morning, shows Nimbus diversifying in May. Also, XFJ significant, even if CDC hasn't broken out.

❖ #ThisIsOurPolio #Covid #Covid19 #SARS2 #variants #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #dataviz #datavis

🎉 The Information is Beautiful Awards were just announced at #Outlier2025 and we are thrilled and thankful to receive Gold with »I Want a Better Catastrophe: A Flowchart for Navigating our Climate Predicament« by #AndrewBoyd, @jona & @nrchtct

🔥 Try it out: https://flowchart.bettercatastrophe.com

🏆 Entry on award website:
https://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/7487-i-want-a-better-catastrophe-a-flowchart-for-navigating-our-climate-predicament

🛠️ Create your own interactive flowchart: http://uclab.fh-potsdam.de/interactive-flowchart/

#Outlier2025 #IIBAwards #DataVizSociety #BetterCatastrophe #DataVis #InterfaceDesign #FHPotsdam

Two weeks ago, Mike Honey noted that there are three recombinants that have arrived on Doppelgänger spike proteins, namely XFJ, XFM, and XFP:

https://aus.social/@mike_honey_/114611686572899925

Last week, Xu Zhu (HT D. Focosi) identified a superset of recombinants that have all arrived at a pairing of LF.7's NTD with RBD from elsewhere, namely: XFC, XFG, XFH, XFJ, XFM, XFN and XFP:

https://x.com/dfocosi/status/1931351676880879856

Above variants chart #AnnoPlot script is now updated to favor grouping by such emerging clusters preferentially over grouping by legacy ancestors.

As a reminder, recombinants happen when more than one virus strain is actively replicating in the same organism.

Here, that means two simultaneous infections, from different sources, finding a home in the same person.

When #PublicHealth is a priority, this should be a rare occurrence.

There are seven unique recombinants identified in this new cluster, alone.

❖ #ThisIsOurPolio #Covid #Covid19 #SARS2 #variants #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #dataviz #datavis

I created an app to compare gpx profiles.

It profiles two gpx tracks and plots the climb categories (or descents) to let you know if they are comparable.

The app is useful to see if your training tracks match the difficulty of the race you are training for. Check if the difficulty and elevation gain matches.

If you want to give it a go, it is here:

https://www.curbal.world/upload_multiple_gpx

Let me know if anything goes wrong or any other feedback!
#run #runnersofmastodon #gpx #python #datavis #dataviz

FDA vaccine target LP.8.1, dominant since March, plateaued in April. June sees Nimbus NB.1.8.1, scion of "razor-blade throat" XDV, push LP.8.1 out of majority.

#CDC adds NB.1.8.1 only in latest, late-published public dataset. "Software error" that heralded data delay remains unresolved. Hatching for "less reliable" data reflects "low numbers of sequences being reported".

Raj's dashboard, updated Sunday, shows Nimbus diversifying in May.

❖ #ThisIsOurPolio #Covid #Covid19 #SARS2 #variants #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #dataviz #datavis

Why do I see so few posts here on #datavis, #rstats and other topic I like?

Is it because I'm on vis.social and don't see posts from other 🐘 servers?
If so, what can I do about this?

Perte de forêts tropicales en 2024 🌴

Les #incendies de #forêt (49,5 %) sont le principal facteur de perte des forêts tropicales en 2024, suivis par l'#agriculture (29,1 %). 🔥 🐂

Les forêts tropicales sont essentielles. Elles stockent le #co2, fournissent de l'#eau douce, empêchent l'#érosion des sols, assurent la #subsistance de plus d'un milliard de personnes et abritent plus de la moitié de la #biodiversité terrestre.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-tropical-forest-loss-in-2024/

#Arbre #Décroissance #VisualCapitalist #DataVis

If you're interested in #maps #cartography #equity #feminism or #dataviz #datavis , I'd kindly invite you to join the workshop:

Creating Inclusive Cartographies with #OpenStreetMap

📆 27th June 9:00 - 17:00
🗺️ University of Warwick

+info: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/cim/research/digital-good-neutrality-osm/inclusive-cartographies-workshop/

signup: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/cim/research/digital-good-neutrality-osm/inclusive-cartographies-workshop/warwick-27-june

Since March, LP.8.1 has been dominant. FDA designated same as vaccine target, on very week its share had plateaued.

Data collection continued to be low priority nationally—as exactly zero regions had enough data for CDC to plot.

#CDC released no new data this week, due to "software issue". This after data was delayed two weeks ago by holiday weekend.

The "razor-blade throat" XDV scion, Nimbus NB.1.8.1, near doubled its share in GISAID from two weeks prior, per Raj's dashboard, updated today.

❖ #ThisIsOurPolio #Covid #Covid19 #SARS2 #variants #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #dataviz #datavis

Another four hundred lines for #AnnoPlot #dataviz project since last round of work in March:

https://hcommons.social/@beadsland/114475406737012154

Work in May/early June included:

• tweaks to this pie chart, chirp logging, annoplot legend classes and newspaper columns orphan control;

• tweaks to variants #datavis: tree constructor process, alt-text pruning internals, legend subclass, tree constructor methods, name collisions and recombinant lineage assignments, family groupings and legend headers, variant mocking, title overhang, tile embossing, growth calculation, and captions, all including significant refactoring;

• migration of bug to legend footer, and build out of prioritized legend footnotes for prominent lineages and recombinants, including recombinant chains, with calculation and approximation of historical peaks, and pruning for space constraints of both alt-text and footer proper.

📢 The MERCADO Workshop is back at IEEE VIS 📊 - Nov 2 - 7 in Vienna 🇦🇹!

MERCADO = Multimodal Experiences for Remote Communication Around Data Online

#ieeevis #datavis #dataviz #hci #cscw #socialVR #ImmersiveAnalytics

👉 Call for Papers: https://sites.google.com/view/mercadoworkshop/vis2025

⏰ Deadline: Aug 1

“To visualize with care is to visualize with empathy: to make visible environmental harm, surface suppressed narratives, reveal shared experiences, and confront the structural biases that too often remain hidden.”

https://nightingaledvs.com/visualizing-as-a-form-of-collective-care/

by @damlacay @dario and Weidi Zhang - general chairs of this year’s VIS Arts Program @visap:

https://visap.net/2025/ (submissions due 20 June)

#datavis #art #care #collectivecare #ieeevis

Have been on the lookout for some #dataviz inspiration while in Japan and found some goodies at a bookshop today, even if they’re all in Japanese. First one is a design guide, the second contains Japan specific designs, and the third is a translation of a more expensive English book. #datavis

👋 Moien Luxembourg, we're happy to be at EuroVis 2025! 📊

@markjan will give a long presentation about »Fluidly revealing information: A survey of un/foldable data visualizations» - Wednesday morning. Check out the survey browser here (⚠️: lots of GIFs): https://uclab.fh-potsdam.de/unfoldables/

Theresa Eingartner will give a short talk about »Inflecting data visualizations for web-based scrollytelling« - Thursday afternoon. See it in action here: https://uclab.fh-potsdam.de/inflect/

#DataVis #DataViz #EuroVis2025 #EuroVis