How Earthquake Visualization Strengthens Infrastructure Resilience Earthquakes can’t be prevented—but the damage they cause can be better prepared for and potentially reduced. The recent dual 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes in Venezuela made that reality clear. Decades of underinvestment, systemic corruption, and fragile utility infrastructure left [...]
Visualize Multivariate Data Using an XYZC Data Structure Visualizing technical data so insights are clear for stakeholders isn’t easy. If you have multiple variables you need to visualize, the challenge becomes even harder. Oftentimes, you need to show the relationship between location, measurements, classifications, and other [...]
Visualizing Seawater Intrusion: How Piper Plots Reveal Changes in Groundwater Chemistry Freshwater is one of our most valuable natural resources, yet coastal aquifers that supply it are increasingly threatened by seawater intrusion. A recent global study of approximately 480,000 coastal groundwater monitoring locations found that declining [...]
AI for Data Visualization: Common Graphing Mistakes and Why Specialized Tools Still Matter AI for data visualization is quickly becoming an acceptable solution for turning raw datasets into polished graphs. All it requires is providing a data file, writing a prompt describing the desired visual, clicking [...]
Why Map Elements Matter More Than You Think (and How They Impact Understanding) A map can contain accurate information, use appropriate symbology, and be carefully designed—yet still fail to communicate your data effectively. The problem isn't always the data itself. More often, it's the absence of [...]
How to Enhance Team Collaboration in Geoscience to Ensure Project Success Geoscience projects rarely succeed because of one person alone. Whether you're mapping groundwater contamination, modeling subsurface geology, monitoring environmental conditions, or evaluating engineering sites, positive outcomes depend on people with different areas of expertise working [...]
AI Tools for Data Visualization: Are They Worth It? AI tools for data visualization are becoming increasingly common. With a good prompt, many AI platforms promise to automatically generate maps and graphs, uncover insights, accelerate reporting, and simplify complex workflows. The appeal is obvious. Faster visualizations [...]
Converting Your Voxler File to a Surfer File: Why It’s Time to Make the Switch If you’ve been using Voxler for years to visualize your 3D data, you’re not alone. For a long time, Voxler was a great tool for creating 3D models. But as technology [...]
What Damage Can a Hurricane Cause? Using Maps & Graphs to Provide Insight That Drives Planning & Resilience Hurricanes are among the most destructive natural disasters that geo-professionals analyze. But understanding hurricane damage is rarely as simple as reviewing a few reports or isolated datasets. The [...]
Mapping the Volatile Sands: How Roger Gaspar Visualizes the Thames Estuary The Thames Estuary is anything but predictable. Stretching across roughly 1,400 square miles, it’s a shifting intersection where river currents meet the North Sea, sandbanks rise and fall with the tides, and water levels rarely [...]