Report on the work of the Task Force on Visualisation Tools Dissemination Working Group meeting 7-8 May

Task Force TF participants (Czech Republic, Denmark, ECB, Finland, Germany, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, and Eurostat) First meeting: objectives + first criteria + library for sharing Second meeting: in-depth discussions (IT, look& feel) on the basis of several presentations, e.g. Bilateral Exchange Rates & SDMX Visualization Framework (ECB), Inflation calculator (Germany), Making of graphs (Finland), Use of web services (Portugal), BCC and Data Explorer (Eurostat) Continue the work of the TF

First recommendations for visualization tools Searchable Serve various purposes (play for fun, education, business need) Well-defined target groups of users Allow comparisons and link to a personal situation Cover a repetitive and longer term requirement Connect to live data (i.e. data bases) Richness of functions to explore (content) and to customize (display) Data and meta-data should accompany the graphics (also for WAI) Providing additional info for understanding e.g. on breaks Visually oriented Help/Demo Output functions (print, save, bookmark: cross-media output) Allow feedback of users

Sharing tools and ideas Library on CIRCA for ESS members to share tools Not only ideas and concepts but also code Open source software and SDMX as future input format Kick-off: TGM (summary, technical docs, installation guide) Next candidates: BCC, ECB SDMX Visualisation, and ....? The library is open to all ESS members (to re-use and to contribute)

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