MorphCharts

MorphCharts is Microsoft Research project for discovering and sharing insights in data. Multiple charts can be configured per dataset, with smooth transitions between related charts. These transitions help to maintain context and enable storytelling experiences. Windows Mixed Reality headsets are supported for viewing the charts in virtual reality.

Figure 1. US Tornado dataset showing spatio-temporal data.

Figure 3. IOT building temperature sensor data over 24 hours.

Figure 2. UC Berkeley Admission dataset showing Simpson's paradox.

Samples

AdventureWorks

AdventureWorks Cycles sales data showing sales by product category over time.

Building Temperatures

IOT building temperature sensor data over 24 hours.

Chinese Cities

Population of major Chinese cities from the 2010 census.

Earthquakes

64,245 global earthquakes from 1973 to 2012.

Flights

Top airline routes in 2017.

King County House Sales

House sales in King County WA, US from May 2014 to May 2015.

Las Vegas Restaurant Inspections

Restaurant health inspections along the Las Vegas strip from 2010 to 2017.

Les Misérables Co-occurence

Co-occurance of characters in Les Misérables.

LA Flights

ADS-B transponder tracks over Los Angeles.

Mammograms

This dataset illustrates Bayes' theorem using test sensitivity and specificity for mammograms in 2,000 females.

RAMROD

GPS track from Ride Around Mt. Rainier in One Day cycle ride.

Structure of rich-AT DNA 20mer

X-ray diffraction crystal structure of rich-AT DNA 20mer from the Protein Data Bank.

UC Berkeley Admission

This dataset illustrates Simpson's paradox when looking at admission data by gender of 4,425 applications to UC Berkely graduate school in 1973.

Titanic

Titanic passengers and crew, showing survival rates across gender, ticket class and age.

US 2016 Presidential Election

County-level results from the 2016 US Presidential Election.

US Opiate Mortality

US opiate mortality rates by county from 1999 to 2015.

US Tornados

41,930 US Tornados from 1973-2011, showing spatial and temporal distributions.

Designer

MorphCharts can be defined using the designer. Currently-supported charts include scatter plots, column charts, line plots, treemaps and network graphs.

Virtual Reality

MorphCharts can also be used with Windows Mixed Reality headsets when using the Edge browser. A single, right-hand controller can be used.

The menu button resets the position and orientation of the model to face the user's gaze direction.
If the trigger ray dwells on a data item, a label is shown.
Pressing the touchpad moves to the next view, if multiple views exist.
Moving the thumbstick left/right rotates the model, whereas moving the thumbstick forward/back moves the model vertically.
While the grab button is pressed, moving the thumbstick moves the model horizontally according to the gaze direction.

Stereo

A stereo viewer can be used for split-screen stereo.

Contact

The project was led by Dave Brown in the Visualization and Interactive Data Analysis (VIDA) team. For feedback and questions, please contact morphcharts@microsoft.com.