Archive for the ‘Visualization’ Category
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
I'm not kidding... in the 3-4 months I've been checking TrafficLand.com somewhat regularly, it swear it has probably saves me at least 10 hours of what could have been traffic hell!
TrafficLand.com aggregates and delivers live traffic video over the Internet and on TV. The Company has developed patent-pending technology to ...
Posted in Data Mining, Decision Making, Gadget, Interesting Sites, Visualization | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
I'm a fan of Open Source technology as well as interesting visualizations... so when I came across this experiment in information visualization on the creation of Open Source applications, I was intrigued.
This visualization, called code_swarm, shows the history of commits (when a developer makes changes to the code or documents) ...
Posted in Interesting Sites, Natural Language, Visualization | No Comments »
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
I'm sure I've posted this map before... but after spending nearly $70 on a tank of regular gas this afternoon (i drive a 4-door sedan) I couldn't help but think back to this image and how perilous it seems.
The United States consumes more than 20,000,000 barrels of oil every ...
Posted in Random, Statistics, Visualization | No Comments »
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
I found this at Cool Infographics.
Found on notcot.com, On The Map is a cool project by Stefanie Posavec that maps the rhythm and flow of literary works into some stunning visual posters.
Breaking a story down into chapters, paragraphs, sentences and finally individual words. Then color coded to capture ...
Posted in Books, Random, Uncategorized, Visualization | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 21st, 2008
Smashing Magazine is well designed... and so is their post on popular Infographics and Data Visualization.
This article presents some spectacular data visualizations and infographics which manage to combine a strong visual appeal with the effective presentation of information.
I've taken the liberty of sharing some examples... check out the full article ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
I found this article at Flowing Data.
Forbes ranked and mapped cities based on the seven deadly sins. (Lust, Gluttony, Avarice, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, and Pride).
While the interactive map isn't all that complex, it's an interesting and enjoyable way to discover what Forbes believes to be America's most sinful cities.
"For each ...
Posted in Data Mining, Interesting Sites, Visualization, infographic | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Sure, other search engines provide the ability to search for images and more, but it's really how you interact with that information that's important.
oSkope is a search assistant with a highly intuitive visual interface. oSkope lets you browse quickly through a large number of images and preview information with minimal ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Another interesting interactive information visualization from the NYTimes: Casualties of War.
Each United States service member who has died in Iraq and been identified by the Defense Department is represented by a small square to the right.
Learn about the individuals by clicking on any square to see information about that person
On ...
Posted in Data Mining, Statistics, Visualization | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
I decided to see how difficult it was to find some suitable open source alternatives to usually expensive and proprietary applications.
My search led me to some great sites that make it easy to find the right open source application for any need.
For a simple list of the best free and ...
Posted in Business Intelligence, General Business, Interesting Sites, Visualization | 1 Comment »
Monday, March 24th, 2008
Ok, so I'm still swamped with this proposal, but I wanted to make sure I shared some of the most interesting information visualization posts I've came across within the past week.
Heatmapping Your Productivity
The picture is a heat map of my daily productive capacity... the amount of productivity I am capable ...
Posted in Interesting Sites, Random, Uncategorized, Visualization | 1 Comment »
