10 Data Visualization Best Practices to Overcome Common Mistakes As a scientist, one of the most important parts of your job is creating data visualizations that communicate insights to stakeholders. But what happens when a visualization is riddled with mistakes? Not only does it confuse [...]
From Purchase to Proficiency: What Does Good Customer Onboarding Look Like? When evaluating software, you don’t just look at features, functionality, and price—you also consider ease of use. And let’s face it, even the simplest tools can feel like a maze without proper guidance. That’s [...]
How Much Time Does It Take to Get Up to Speed on New Features? When you’re using a particular software, you probably have your go-to features. Whether it’s a select few or a robust list, you know which software functionalities will be critical for managing [...]
The Wonders of Patagonia: Exploring the Massive Region Stretching From Chile to Argentina One of the best perks of having friends getting married in other countries is the built-in opportunity to travel—and that’s exactly the opportunity Grapher Product Manager Santiago Vivas embraced alongside several adventurous [...]
What Are the Benefits of Golden Software’s Technical Support? You may have noticed the trend—software companies are investing heavily in customer success teams to provide better support and experiences. A recent report by Bain shows that the share of US enterprise software companies with dedicated [...]
Designing Cool Data Visualizations: How to Engage and Inspire Stakeholders You deal with complex data daily, and finding ways to effectively visualize it isn't easy—especially if you’re speaking to a non-technical audience. The good news? It’s possible to create maps and graphs that are so [...]
When to Use (and Not Use) Topographic 3D Maps to Relay Data-Driven Insights When working on complex projects, you need to turn data into meaningful insights that people can actually understand. One of the best ways to do that? Topographic 3D maps. These visualizations bring [...]
Declutter Your Digital Files: A Guide to Efficient File Management There are only so many hours in a day, and your to-do list seems to get longer by the minute. Between managing projects, hiring or training staff, and juggling family commitments, organizing your digital files [...]
Inside Our All Hands Meeting: Team Bonding, Insights, and Inspiration As a company that values a customer-centric approach in everything we do, our goal is simple: to help you succeed as a scientist or engineer. Sure, we achieve that by providing data visualization software and [...]
Training Tomorrow’s Hydrogeologists: Inside WMU’s Hydrogeology Field Course The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Western Michigan University (WMU) offers something pretty special: a Hydrogeology Field Course, one of the few hydro-technical programs in the U.S. Launched in 1987, the course is currently co-directed [...]