Do you love creating engaging, immersive visual experiences? Are you a data storyteller? Then you’ll love this session from Jonathan Henderson, Chief Analytics Officer at Enertel. In this TAF on-demand video, Henderson shares his top tips and tricks for analytics that impress. With a focus on Spotfire® Mods, Data Functions, geoanalytics, and R—you can explore how these powerful capabilities can elevate your analytics game.
We’ve broken down key clips from the session so you can learn more about the areas you’re interested in: best practices, pitfalls to avoid, and a special feature on geoanalytics. Check out other resources at the end for the full session and more about Enterel’s success with Spotfire!
How can I create the best visuals?
Create high-impact visual analytics and take your data analysis to the next level with Spotfire visualizations. Check out techniques for color, typography, and general user experience expectations in this clip.
Why are visually pleasing analytics important? Henderson notes, “Ugly homes don’t have busy open houses. The same applies to your analytics and dashboards. Users perceive that more appealing designs, visually speaking, are easier to use.”
What should I avoid while making Spotfire visuals?
Besides high-level best practices on color and typography, there are some key things you should consider while designing dashboards and graphs. Henderson’s main tip? Keep your dashboard focused on one main theme and message to help viewers clearly understand what you are presenting.
If you want your stakeholders to enjoy your dashboards, you should simplify where possible. “Each visualization should showcase just one element and should reinforce the overall narrative of the dashboard. Everything should work towards one end goal,” says Henderson.
How can I use Spotfire geoanalytics?
Geoanalytics are a major game-changer in the Spotfire platform. This technical portion of the session looks into the spatial heat map data function and how you can visualize and fine-tune geospatial data. Watch this clip to learn how to save some time with unique features!
Henderson states, “The nice thing about Spotfire that no other business intelligence tool allows is the parameterization of scripting—whether it’s R or Python—to be able to pass document properties into a script to dynamically call scripting properties.”
Win faster, with Spotfire
To watch the full session with Jonathan Henderson, check out “A winning approach to Spotfire®: Tips and tricks for analytics success.” You can learn more about how Enertel succeeds in the energy industry with visual analytics by checking out this customer story. With Spotfire, your customized energy solutions are just one click away.