Spider visual

Spider Map Visual

Spider Map Visual is a custom Power BI visual designed to represent train flows as a clear schematic network map. It helps users analyze movement between stations, tracks, and infrastructure points with focus on direction and volume.

The visual displays nodes (stations, junctions, track sections) and directed links between them, providing an intuitive overview of traffic flow across the network.

Key Benefits

• Understand flow at a glance – see where trains move, in which direction, and in what volume
• Identify bottlenecks – highlight overloaded sections and capacity risks
• Analyze changes over time – compare flows by time, train type, or conditions

Core Features

• Network-based visualization of nodes and directional links
• Node size and color reflect load (e.g., number of trains)
• Link color indicates flow intensity
• Directional arrows show movement between points
• Optional data labels display exact values on links
• Conditional formatting for capacity thresholds
• Automatic or fixed layout options
• Interactive filtering and highlighting within Power BI

Typical Use Cases

• Railway operations monitoring
• Capacity and bottleneck analysis
• Management reporting and decision support

Why Spider Map Visual

Provides a network-centric view that makes complex movement patterns easy to understand and act upon.