This blog post will explain how I created this drive time analysis data visualisation using Tableau and Mapbox Isochrone API. Firstly, I need to acknowledge the original post from the Flerlage blog: "Travel/Drive-Time Maps in Tableau by Marc Schønwandt". This post inspired me to learn and use this technique for my work. Brisbane Drive time... Continue Reading →
Judging the QUTBands Hackathon
This is with great honor that I was invited to judge again the QUTBands Hackathon. QUTbands is the QUT student club for aspiring Business Analysts, Data Scientists. Before the live presentation, which was the event I was invited to judge, students attended a Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep Builder training session delivered by keyData. They... Continue Reading →
How do I get started with Data visualisation and Tableau as a beginner?
When I teach Tableau at QUT, my local University or when I post visualisations online, I often get asked, “How do I get started with Data visualisation and Tableau as a beginner?". I hope the resources below would be useful to get you started. Firstly well done for having a go. Tableau is a great... Continue Reading →
PowerBi first impressions, as a Tableau fan boy
Yesterday I attended a PowerBi full day training session. Below are my first impressions as a Tableau enthusiast. Comparing these two tools is not an easy task and might not be very valuable to compare anyway, so treat this as my pure impressions. And try yourself to form your own opinion! I have often seen... Continue Reading →
My first Tableau Viz of the Day VOTD
As often, I'm always very keen to learn and get involved in data visualisation community activities. This month I decided to participate in the "DataViz Battle for the month of October 2019: Visualize the Jump-Scares for over 500 horror, thriller, and sci-fi Movies" organised on the dataisbeautiful site To my surprise I was selected Viz... Continue Reading →
Tableau Community activities to learn
I have already posted last year that I think Tableau absolutely rocks At the time I wrote that I loved tableau because: Tableau is changing student’s life (at the University I used to work for) – it also allowed me to connect and inspire the new generation of data professionalsIt is a great software –... Continue Reading →
Iron Viz Music
I'm having an other go at Iron Viz, Music theme, subject that I found inspiring! "Hot 100 Number one songs - Vote for your favorite song" I have also learned how to get Spotify preview songs URLs using a Python script (with huge help from Skyler Johnson @skybjohnson) and learned how to embed the file into... Continue Reading →
End of QUT era
Going going gone. My time at QUT will finish this Friday after 13 years or 5030 days. I decided to visualise my journey below with hashtag#tableau Thanks to my team and all my QUT colleagues; next step is a job with QLD Health https://public.tableau.com/profile/fredfery#!/vizhome/5030daysatQUT/5031days BIG THANKS team Joseph BarrowcliffeKathryn HeiserJulia MackerrasEmma YerburyGina Palmer + Dan... Continue Reading →
Tableau iron viz
My very first tableau #ironviz has been submitted "Fix our water!" First @tableau #IronViz story raises the issues Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia are facing with poor water/sanitation Inhumane I started to collect data about the drought in Australia and impact on farmers, but an article from the Conversation attracted my attention.... Continue Reading →
My first Football World Cup of Tableau in 8 stories (and 2 stars)
I have been a big fan for Football (soccer for some of you) for a very long time, but this is my very first Tableau Football World Cup. This is also the first time I create dashboards with Tableau and my team France wins **, so it must be a sign! I live in Australia and... Continue Reading →