Applying Data Visualization Guideline on Forest Fires in Argentina

Nowadays, the data has a dynamic never seen before. They have continuous growth which is associated with the permanent generation from both data entered by users and new data derived from systems. In this context, the data visualization plays a highlighted role because it allows synthetically communicating high-data volume making them understandable for the End-user. This aspect constitutes a key asset throughout the decision-making process in any organization because incorporates dynamism and fosters different kinds of analysis. For that reason, the use of guidelines allows tutoring a process and in particular, those related to data visualizations. In this work, the general visualization process is described in order to schematize the way in which user requirements and sketches converge. Next, the visualization design describes the way in which the sketches could be implemented using the software. As a contribution, here an application case using the forest’s fires dataset of Argentina between 2011 and 2017 is shown in order to serve as a reference for the guidelines’ using. The case was implemented using Qlik Sense Cloud, incorporating a set of dynamic behaviors included in the platform, such as the possibility of making zoom on maps or sharing the selections between visual components. The employed data are freely available on datos.gob.ar, the Open-data platform of Argentina’s Government. The case allows exemplifying the use of guidelines, its applicability, and the chosen data visualization strategy in a consistent way.