Expert Data Visualization (pdf)

Description

About This Book

• Create complex visualizations powered by D3.js and open data.
• Provides an extensive set of visualizations that explore all the functionality provided by D3.js V4.
• Shows how to set up an easy–to-use environment to create stunning visualizations.

Who This Book Is For

The typical target audience of this book is JavaScript developers, designers, and visual artists who have some basic JavaScript programming knowledge and who now want to master pro-level techniques to create interactive data visualizations using web standards which work on desktop as well as mobile devices.

What You Will Learn

• Learn how D3.js works to declaratively define visualizations.
• Create charts from scratch by using SVG and the D3.js APIs
• See how to prepare data for easy visualization using D3.js.
• Visualize hierarchical data using chart types provided by D3.js
• Explore the different options provided by D3.js to visualize linked data such as graphs.
• Spice up your visualizations by adding interactivity and animations.
• Learn how to use D3.js to visualize and interact with Geo- and Gis-related information sources.
• Create visualization by streaming data over WebSockets