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The giCentre is based in the Department of Computer Science at City St George’s, University London. We are an internationaly recognised research group that specialise in developing and applying new techniques for visual data analysis and presentation. This includes visual analytics and dashboards of 'big data' that drives complex decisions across a variety of domains; presentations of personalised data; visual data narratives; and visualisation art. We innovate with interactive visual techniques ranging from cartography and GIS to linked statistical graphics; explore connections with machine learning and intelligent agengs; and pursue state of the art user-centred visualisation design and evaluation methodologies. We work extensively with applied practitioners to create visualisations that solve their problems and make real-life impact. Some of the clients we have worked with include Transport for London, Nokia, eon energy, Advanced Infrastructure Technologies, MediaCom, Unruly Media, Willis Group, Leicestershire County Council, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and the BBC.

New video: Historical migration in Ireland (or how OD maps work)

July 31, 2013

Our new video describes how OD maps work, using historical internal Irish Migration as an example. OD maps are designed for showing flows between places and have some advantages over some other representations. This video explains builds on joint work with Mary Kelly from the University of Ireland, Maynooth showing how new forms of cartography provide insight into historical migration.

giCentre at EnvirVis workshop

June 10, 2013

Aidan attended the EnvirVis workshop at Eurovis 2013 in Leipzig and presented joint work with Emiel van Loon entitled Visual analytics for exploring changes in biodiversity. Andrea Kölzsch presented joint work with us - Visualisation design for representing bird migration tracks in time and space. This work was the result of her recent extended research visit to the giCentre as part of the COST Move initiative.