Unlock smarter decisions and enhance insights with live data visualizations

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With Flourish, <strong>you can connect directly to an online CSV file or Google Sheet</strong>, instead of manually uploading your data to our platform. Whether it’s a file on a company server, a government statistical bulletin, or real-time election results, gone are the days of manual uploads! With Flourish, your charts and maps evolve as your data does.</p> <figure class="wide"> <div class="flourish-embed flourish-map" data-src="visualisation/16562635?654906"><script src="https://public.flourish.studio/resources/embed.js" data-ot-ignore></script></div> </figure> <figure class="text-width"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://app.flourish.studio/templates#template-time-map"><div class="btn cta">Create your own »</div></a></figure> <h2 id="How-does-it-work"><a href="#How-does-it-work" class="headerlink" title="How does it work?"></a>How does it work?</h2><p>Live-updating data visualizations are directly linked to an external data source, such as a public CSV file. Rather than uploading datasets to Flourish manually, this technique enables <strong>automatic syncing.</strong> As a result, whenever the linked data source, like a Google sheet, is updated, the corresponding Flourish chart will also update in real time.</p> <figure class="wide"> <img src="https://public.flourish.studio/uploads/654906/f7db5308-eae7-40e0-8dd5-949b594614bb.png" alt="Flourish Data tab"> <p class="caption">Once imported, your data sheet will display greyed out to reflect that it is linked to a remote source so can’t be edited.</p> </figure> <h2 id="The-advantages-of-visualizing-data-as-it-happens"><a href="#The-advantages-of-visualizing-data-as-it-happens" class="headerlink" title="The advantages of visualizing data as it happens"></a>The advantages of visualizing data as it happens</h2><p>Real-time data visualization offers a wide range of benefits across various sectors. For example, it enables journalists to report on the latest developments promptly, allows sales teams to monitor and react to live sales data effectively, and assists researchers in monitoring real-time shifts in areas such as climate change.</p> <h3 id="1-Easily-maintain-accurate-data"><a href="#1-Easily-maintain-accurate-data" class="headerlink" title="1. Easily maintain accurate data"></a>1. Easily maintain accurate data</h3><figure class="small right"> <img src="https://public.flourish.studio/uploads/654906/9ff3094b-2359-4593-81f7-cffa2f1ac4b8.png" alt="Export and publish modal popup where users can adjust the auto-republishing interval"> </figure> <p>Flourish’s live data function is a game-changer in ensuring your data remains up-to-date. This is particularly beneficial under tight deadlines, such as on <a href="https://flourish.studio/resources/elections/">election night</a>, where manual updates would be not only time-consuming but also potentially impossible.</p> <p>Instead, this streamlined, automated process <strong>saves time, ensures accuracy,</strong> and <strong>reduces the chances of human error</strong>.</p> <p>Flourish also offers the flexibility to customize the <a href="#auto-updates">frequency of your chart updates</a>. Depending on your account tier, you can choose to <strong>republish data as often as every few minutes</strong>, tailoring this feature to your unique needs. <a href="https://flourish.studio/talk-to-us/">Our team is on hand</a> to explain further how this can positively impact your workflow and efficiency.</p> <h3 id="2-Incorporate-more-complex-data-wrangling"><a href="#2-Incorporate-more-complex-data-wrangling" class="headerlink" title="2. Incorporate more complex data wrangling"></a>2. Incorporate more complex data wrangling</h3><p>Unlike the basic method of just uploading or pasting data into Flourish, linking your visualizations to a Google Sheet allows you to <strong>leverage complex formulas</strong> directly where your data lives, enhancing your data analysis with advanced calculations.</p> <p>Besides, the live data feature is incredibly useful for projects that need collaborative spreadsheet editing or a detailed version history. It means you can collaborate in real-time and track changes easily, making your Flourish project not only more dynamic but also more transparent.</p> <h3 id="3-Improve-decision-making"><a href="#3-Improve-decision-making" class="headerlink" title="3. Improve decision-making"></a>3. Improve decision-making</h3><p>For businesses, access to real-time data leads to making more informed decisions. Whether it’s tracking a marketing campaign’s success or monitoring website traffic spikes, immediate insights lead to timely actions.</p> <p>AdKaora, a leading proximity marketing agency, <a href="https://flourish.studio/blog/adkaora-customer-story/">harnessed the capabilities of Flourish</a> to streamline and customize their reporting. This innovation allowed their clients to access up-to-the-minute data whenever needed. To cater to their specific requirement of very frequent updates (every minute), AdKaora <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://help.flourish.studio/article/163-how-to-connect-to-live-data-sources#api">utilized the Flourish API</a>, which effectively facilitated the creation of dynamic, constantly updating charts for their clients.</p> <p>However, for scenarios where less frequent updates are sufficient (such as hourly), <strong>the live data function stands as an equally robust solution</strong>. It offers a powerful and adaptable approach to real-time data visualization, equipping clients with a first-rate tool for gaining immediate insights.</p> <h2 id="Getting-started"><a href="#Getting-started" class="headerlink" title="Getting started"></a>Getting started</h2><figure class="small right"> <img src="https://public.flourish.studio/uploads/654906/60f63c2a-8883-4f53-b0e5-2c80b237a49b.png" alt="The Upload data file Flourish button which can be found in the Data tab"> </figure> <p>The powerful live data feature is available for users on our <a href="https://flourish.studio/pricing/">business plans</a>.</p> <p>Users with access to the feature can find it in the dropdown next to the <strong>Upload data file</strong> button in the <strong>Data tab</strong>. Choose <strong>Import from URL</strong>, click the button, and then enter the URL of a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://help.flourish.studio/article/165-how-to-pull-through-data-from-a-google-sheet">publicly accessible CSV file</a>.</p> <p>Once imported, your datasheet will display greyed out to reflect that it is linked to a remote source so can’t be edited. However, you can still scroll the sheet to browse its contents and select the right columns. You can also “unlink” the data at any time to convert it to a normal editable Flourish data sheet.</p> <iframe width="560" height="394" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/psWWkXJvg4A?si=YEKPIFRGka4TlUzV title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2 id="auto-updates">Seamless automatic updates with Flourish</h2> <p>When you publish a visualization or story based on a live data source, you can optionally set Flourish to check the data regularly and <strong>republish the graphic automatically</strong> if there has been a change. The maximum republishing frequency depends on your account tier.</p> <p>The best thing about this design is that your underlying data source only gets “hit” each time Flourish checks for changes, not each time a viewer looks at the chart. That means you can publish <strong>live graphics for large audiences</strong> without worrying that the underlying data source might not be able to cope with lots of traffic. And if the data source ever goes offline, so Flourish can’t access it, the published graphic won’t break.</p> <p>Ready to bring your data to life? 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