Where Data Visualization Practitioners and Enthusiasts Connect.
DVS is a volunteer-run 501c3 nonprofit with three key objectives: celebrate, nurture, and advance the field of data visualization.
Week of July 7, 2025
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Share your insights and feedback with a few members thinking through specific challenges:
A member is looking for reputable sources of population data for China and Russia at the most detailed geographic level available. They’re specifically interested in GIS files comparable to U.S. census blocks, tracts, or counties, essentially, the most granular population data that can be accessed for these countries. Any recommendations?
Events
Upcoming Events:
June 1 - July 31: Pacific Dataviz Challenge
July 15: Early Career Tea Time
Upcoming events from our partner, Information is Beautiful
Learn to create impactful infographics & data visuals through these two half-day workshops with David McCandless, best-selling author, TED-speaker and founder of Information is Beautiful.
July 17-18: US/Canada time zone (virtual)
Join a local affiliated group. If you are interested in starting a group or becoming a co-organizer, reach out to membership@datavisualizationsociety.org.
Join an Interest Group. If you are interested in starting a group or becoming a co-organizer, reach out to membership@datavisualizationsociety.org.