🚨JOB ALERT... Are you a front-end or data viz developer? Do you want to work on exciting #OpenData projects like #CensusMaps? This is your chance to join our team at the Office for National Statistics (ONS)... civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?…

#TodayinHistory #datavis #historicaldatavis #Onthisday #OTD 🎂Jul 27, 1918 Jacques Bertin born in Maisons-Laffitte, France 🇫🇷 1967: Semiologie Graphique, comprehensive theory of graphical symbols and modes of graphics representation -- ancestor of GoG and #ggplot

Great to have Office for National Statistics (ONS) colleagues visiting #Rwanda last week to work with National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda on data visualisation. When presented in a clear and engaging way, statistics 📊📈 are accessible to a wider range of people & support better decision-making.

1/5 Ever wondered how many people in the country are like you? Well, now you can find out... Define a population group and then see how it compares to the whole population of England and Wales based on #Census2021 data! ons.gov.uk/visualisations…

Energy efficiency of housing in England and Wales: 2023 ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati… from Office for National Statistics (ONS) based on analysis of EPC records #UKhousing #energyperformance #proptech #datavis #opendata Related datasets including breakdowns by MSOA (neighbourhood-sized areas) ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

🗺️📊🚨New snazzy interactive tool for #geography and #stats nerds! Explore #Census2021 flows data. See where people lived and worked, and where they moved to/from in the year before census (**see data caveats in 🧵**) ons.gov.uk/visualisations… #geographyteacher #gischat 1/

With our brand-new interactive tool, using #Census2021 data, you can explore your local area to see where people: 🏠 moved to and from in the year leading up to the census 🏢 travelled to and from work, or if they worked from home Explore the tool here➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

#30DayMapChallenge Day 27: Dot Last week we released an experimental tool for visualising flow data (or "origin-destination" data) by animating 200,000+ dots on a map. To celebrate "Dot day", we're releasing all of the code (See 🧵). #gischat ons.gov.uk/visualisations… 1/5

Data visualisation helps us to understand the world. It also has the power to change it. Watch our video with BBC Ideas💡, narrated by Dr Adam Rutherford, and explore five graphs that changed the world:

Congratulations to Ahmad Barclay and the ONS Innovate team! Also shout outs to Daniel Wainwright, Rob Fry and Theo Jolliffe, who were part of this work and have since left for pastures new. Really proud of all the wonderful stuff we made to give census back to the people.

Good to see John Pernet-Fisher on BBC Breakfast this morning talking about the Peregrine One mission, Hi JPF!

We've added a new georeferenced layer of 6-inch to the mile Ordnance Survey mapping for Ireland 1888-1915. maps.nls.uk/os/6inch-irela… You can compare the change between 1st and 2nd edition mapping in our Side-by-Side Viewer.maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/si… #MapMonday #MoreMaps

🚨🗺️📊Calling all UK local data nerds… After more than a year of development, we’ve just launched #ExploreLocalStatistics, a brand new way to explore 57 datasets from across government right down to a local authority level! …lore-local-statistics.beta.ons.gov.uk 🧵1/5

🚨 Job alert! 🚨 Come work on cool vis projects with a supportive, enthusiastic team! Entry level role, training included! Apply on the CS jobs website, closes 23/04/2024: civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?…

🚨 Job alert! An opportunity to join our fantastic #datavis team at Office for National Statistics (ONS). We're hiring two Senior Data Visualisation Specialists. Salary up to £42,394, permanent. civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?j… Here's a 🧵 on some of my own ONS data vis highlights... 1/7

#30DayMapChallenge Day 1: Points. The occupation of residents aged 16 years and over in employment. Output Area (OA) population weighted centroids were used to represent each area, with its colour indicating the occupation that has the highest number of people in that OA.

#30DayMapChallenge Day 2: Lines - We produce our boundaries at different resolutions and extents. This map of Mumbles shows the four boundary types designed to be used in different contexts.

#30DayMapChallenge Day 3: Polygons. A map of National Parks in Great Britain. In 2021, 399,400 people lived in national parks in England and Wales. National park boundaries are published on our Open Geography Portal: geoportal.statistics.gov.uk #Polygons #QGIS

#30DayMapChallenge Day 4: Hexagons. To acknowledge Movember, this map shows average anxiety ratings for the UK. Personal well-being is assessed through four measures, one of which is "anxiety". (continued in the comments below ⬇️)

Today sees the launch of a preview of our first transformed website content - a new look Retail Sales release. Help us gather early and valuable insight into the new design, navigation, and approach to content. This will shape how we move forward ⬇️ nwp-prototype.ons.gov.uk