# Guide to data visualisation

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th align="center"></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td align="center">Introduction to data visualisation</td><td></td><td data-object-fit="cover" data-alt="An image of the Ordnance Survey galaxy map of London"><a href="/files/qxOri3Xnxr3G21HMqgB6">/files/qxOri3Xnxr3G21HMqgB6</a></td><td><a href="/pages/lZrqNOYNH6keHX2Q5as7">/pages/lZrqNOYNH6keHX2Q5as7</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td align="center">GeoDataViz design principles</td><td></td><td data-object-fit="cover" data-alt="An image of Dieter Rams 10 principles of design"><a href="/files/412MHLelY6kypE55zWIs">/files/412MHLelY6kypE55zWIs</a></td><td><a href="/pages/sHfvZtN3DwudEbAvbS54">/pages/sHfvZtN3DwudEbAvbS54</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td align="center">Types of visualisation</td><td></td><td data-object-fit="cover" data-alt="An image showing an extract of mapping and a graph employing the firefly cartography technique"><a href="/files/2jHZ2lkMDuJMPg0OYqZY">/files/2jHZ2lkMDuJMPg0OYqZY</a></td><td><a href="/pages/NlXKKjcCKKUmS5rl30Wf">/pages/NlXKKjcCKKUmS5rl30Wf</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td align="center">Thematic mapping techniques</td><td></td><td data-object-fit="cover" data-alt="An image showing a choropleth map of Greater London "><a href="/files/9F0MYsETwePWq8dktn81">/files/9F0MYsETwePWq8dktn81</a></td><td><a href="/pages/biwyTeWsrCfldPdD4TmY">/pages/biwyTeWsrCfldPdD4TmY</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td align="center">Data visualisation critique</td><td></td><td data-object-fit="cover" data-alt="An image of Ordnance Survey Map Application routes around the River Thames. The routes are shown in red and are brighter where there are more routes"><a href="/files/y29tdWBXqPU1A9YGY7ZU">/files/y29tdWBXqPU1A9YGY7ZU</a></td><td><a href="/pages/QbtNDuRmU19dnYD5743l">/pages/QbtNDuRmU19dnYD5743l</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td align="center">Accessible data visualisation</td><td></td><td data-object-fit="cover" data-alt="Neon image of Ordnance Survey Map Application routes around the River Thames. The routes are shown in orange and are brighter where there are more routes"><a href="/files/0i8r9CAoyMJanwzRUWua">/files/0i8r9CAoyMJanwzRUWua</a></td><td><a href="/pages/YlBKNQWE1Tv7eKJMtE6s">/pages/YlBKNQWE1Tv7eKJMtE6s</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td align="center">Ethical data visualisation</td><td></td><td data-object-fit="cover" data-alt="An image of Southern GB showing buildings."><a href="/files/vTR82JUrQVUqvsanzU9Q">/files/vTR82JUrQVUqvsanzU9Q</a></td><td><a href="/pages/P8yRQvo1RaKo4TfCgpv3">/pages/P8yRQvo1RaKo4TfCgpv3</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td align="center">Software</td><td></td><td data-object-fit="cover" data-alt="An image of a man sat at a computer"><a href="/files/S2srmnT3QDvWvkGHUjhy">/files/S2srmnT3QDvWvkGHUjhy</a></td><td><a href="/pages/LYkI5TrkLlV6LqjCL6qd">/pages/LYkI5TrkLlV6LqjCL6qd</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td align="center">Data</td><td></td><td data-object-fit="cover" data-alt="An extract of satellite imagery within GB"><a href="/files/aPLsAvss75uOMHJ3yH0P">/files/aPLsAvss75uOMHJ3yH0P</a></td><td><a href="/pages/Ie33nYXQGWLdaID8bMv1">/pages/Ie33nYXQGWLdaID8bMv1</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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