INFLUENZA - Interactive Data Visualization / 2 semester
For this course, we have been tasked with exploring visual data analytics with no visual clues, such as helping elements or text descriptions. This involved analysing, transforming and working on a complex code database with a large dataset, and then visualising it in a way that enables users to interact with the data.
This was developed through iterative coding on the university course Programmiertes Entwerfen 2, using Git version control and Vercel deployment. Radial layouts mirror WHO surveillance protocols while maintaining national colour identities.
Key Features
- Pandemic patterns: 2009 H1N1 spike visualized across all countries
- Seasonal rhythms: Winter peaks (Dec-Mar NH, Apr-Sept SH) vs summer baseline
- Hemispheric contrast: UAE's tropical dual peaks vs single temperate spikes
Technical
- 49,890 cleaned data rows processed through gmynd.js/jQuery
- 754 lines of custom code
- 1488ms avg load time (Chromium engine)
- 7/64 FluNet categories mapped
Design System
Color schemes strictly derived from national flags:
- Germany: Black-red-gold progression
- Japan: White field with red disk ratios
- UAE: Vertical pan-Arab red/green/white bands
- Iran: Green/white/red stripes with emblem integration
- Iceland: Nordic cross blue/red intersections
This interactive dashboard tracks WHO FluNet data (2009–2024) across six nations: Germany, Iceland, Iran, Japan, North Korea and the UAE.