1. Choose the type of visual representation best suited to your needs and uses

We tend to refer to any visual information processing solution as a "datavisualization tool" (note that the methodological aspects are covered in the Datavisualization: data exploitation and exploration tool fact sheet [FIC 1096] ).

But there are two main categories:

• The first category comprises fairly simple, intuitive solutions that can handle relatively modest volumes of information and data, and are designed to organize ideas, give an overview of a subject in the form...