Pandemic Projects & Visualization Insights from Dagstuhl

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Empowering Communities: Tailored Pandemic Data Visualization for Varied Tasks and Users

Authors: Tom Baumgartl, Mohammad Ghoniem, Tatiana von Landesberger, G. Elisabeta Marai, Silvia Miksch, and Sibylle Mohr
 

Fresh from a Dagstuhl think-fest, six visualization researchers reflect on designing visual tools during COVID-19. Their report unpacks the challenges, user needs, and visual strategies across interdisciplinary projects, with lessons learned to guide future crisis response. Spoiler: timelines are tricky, data is messier than you'd like, and collaboration is everything!