Data Visualization and Geographic Information Systems
Data Visualization — It helps to make data more understandable by using visual ways to describe it such as graphs, charts, patterns, etc. as this helps to thoroughly go over the data as to not lose any important content. Using data visualization software, we can improve the analysis of the information, it has made it easier had faster to process data in large amounts. It has become a great tool for companies and is helpful to boost the growth of corporate with the help of its evolving techniques. They help to improve the decision-making process while communicating IT information to other departments as it summarizes the data making it easier to grasp providing better understanding. We should also focus on providing employees with the knowledge to interpret the data visualization tools.
The various software’s that are used are –
1. Tableau
2. IBM SPSS Analytic Catalyst
3. Roambi Analytics
Enterprise Data Mashup — It combines the resources and data from internal sources to provide integrated information, combines data from business systems in the company, and doesn’t rely on the middle layer such as data warehouse. It is an easy application to start and invest in as it doesn’t take much time to create the system. “The improved flexibility and efficiency of knowledge workers due to EM implicates all other benefits, for instance the automation of unstructured decision processes. As a practical guideline, the successful introduction of future EMs environments requires the direct involvement of the users (knowledge workers). Only if they feel empowered and they recognize the benefits, the EM paradigm will succeed.”
Digital Dashboards — It is always beneficial to have real-time data to evaluate the company’s performance which will help to make business decisions in real-time. It provides a common platform for storing all the data, providing more accessibility, and engages more accountability from employees as it records information that they can keep track of.
Geospatial Data and Geographic Information Systems — This type of system provide multi-dimensional data to be analyzed, processed, store, and be available for integrating all the systems such as mobile devices, internet service providers, sensors, Navigation, Google earth and RFID globally. It helps to integrate the location of all devices and services to each other/user. This technology helps in daily activities and companies such as customer-based product.
The tools and technology that help to improve information delivery, data analytics and data integration with the help of software such as data visualization, data discovery, geospatial, GIS, dashboards, interactive reports and data mashup by providing features for data management. The other point to keep in mind is to also train employees to use these tools to help in their decision making for reporting and analysis activity as investing in such tools but having no proper knowledge is a waste of money, time and resource management. Data integration tools such as Enterprise data mashup helps us to integrate heterogeneous data which means data that is captured from various sources for utilizing in business solutions that provide feasibility and ease for the end-users. This will also help to provide more information and analysis for business performance and help to find our areas of improvement.
Conclusion
Data visualization has made a positive impact on how information was processed, received, and utilized in the company for any kind of system, reporting, and analysis. The focus should be more on making employees understand the tools used and emphasis on interpretation of the information provided instead of putting time and money on the technology, as utilizing the information is crucial for improved decision-making. Enterprise Data Mashup help to gather the data from different sources which reduces the work and time invested for it, they have the feasibility to get information from outside data and they can make it customized as per their needs and requirements which is important for the company and sharing of information. It has various tools which will enhance the user experience such as writing queries with the help of a tool useful in building query along with that this system can be integrated with the Business Information system (BI) making it more useful for analysis of the data.
