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... 3   Background The objective of any data visualization is to impart information to the viewer clearly, succinctly, and in an easily digestible form. The absorption of the information does not have to be instantaneous; it can unfold for the viewer as they digest or absorb what is presented.
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... Figure 1. Napoleon marched on Moscow in 1812 with 422,000 soldiers -- only 10,000 returned.
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... Introduction 5   this context could be anything notable about transportation system conditions, agency interventions, or expected futures. Transportation system information could describe actual or anticipated performance outcomes, overall system functioning, the underlying cause of outcomes, how much other elements contribute to outcomes, effectiveness of actions and decisions, or, in effect, anything that leads to knowledge and understanding of the system's complex web of cause-and-effect relationships.
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... 6 Visualization of Highway Performance Measures as well as visualizations currently available on DOT websites, along with (3) a series of interviews with current practitioners at select DOTs documenting their in-the-field processes, products, and self-identified successes and challenges.
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... Introduction 7   innovation of Florida DOT's efforts has been their vision of visualizing data both horizontally (showcasing multimodal mobility performance measures) and vertically (ranging from local to state level)

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