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Thursday, 12th November 2009

A Look at the Visualization of Government Information

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The good news: data from governments and other organizations is increasingly open and online. The bad news: it's rather dull.

The result? A booming interest in data visualization, which can transform boring stats into compelling graphical presentations explaining our world.

"Institutions, governments, and companies more and more are releasing and making publicly available their own data sets," notes Manuel Lima, an interaction designer and data visualization expert.

Source: CNN

Ed. Note; Here are Five Data Visualization Sites and Tools to Know About

1) Visualization Complexity
The catalog of data visualizations. The owner/developer of the site, Manuel Lima, is quoted several times in the CNN article.

2) Muckety
See the relationships between people, companies and stories in the new with Muckety Maps. Here's an example, a map for Bill Gates. and another for Google. You can expand and refocus the map by clicking on a name.

3) NNDB Mapper
Another tool, based on the NNDB site, to see relationships. Here's one for White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel. Remember, hover over any name icon on the map and you can start expanding or contracting.

4) World Development Indicators 2009 Visualization Tool

5) The SmartMoney Map of the [Stock] Market
One thing this service does is allow you to easily see what are the active sectors market.

Source: CNN


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