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Archive for the 'Data Visualization' Tag
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Data visualization: IA’s web trend map 2008
Like in previous years Japanese design agency Information Architects have released a web trend map in the form of the the greater Tokyo-area train map.
The “2008 version” of the map shows almost 300 of the most influential and successful websites. It’s available as a interactive map online or you can download an A0 version as a pdf file to hang it as a poster in your office or at home…
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Data visualization: Supercities of the 21st century
Have a look at the 19.20.21 (19 cities in the world with 20 million people in the 21st century) web site.
It introduces a study on key aspects of the phenomenon of supercities. The project is managed by Richard Wurman who is also the author of one of the most stylish fact-books called “Understanding USA“. Already included are a few pages on the development of the world’s largest cities from 1000 to 2005…
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Data visualization: Extinction timeline
The author of this “timeline of extinction” from 1950 to 2050 - the dates for “things” after which their existence has become insignificant - says himself that it should not be taken too seriously.
It ranges from WW1 to Ugliness and includes “Getting lost” (between 2010-2020), work free weekends or Paris Hilton (both around 2025), retirement (between 2010-2020), the Maldives, Microsoft and many more
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Data Visualization: 3-D Map of Air Pollution in London
If you live in London air pollution is your daily companion. While it is believed that new measures like the Congestion charge have brought improvements to air quality in central London pollution remains a hot topic in the UK’s capital.
The 3D pollution maps were created by overlaying 3D models for London with pollution data and predictions. Data from the London’s air pollution sensors network together with pollution predictions from
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Data Visualization: Doctors of the World
The image below was created as a poster for Dutch doctors to hangs on the wall of their waiting rooms. With 170 inhabitants per doctor Cuba is still the world leader on that chart. Not unsurprising other (former) communist countries follow on the next positions (in some of those countries the numbers have already started to deteriorate).
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Image: Who owns whom in the car industry
A great visualization of the partnerships and ownership of companies throughout the worldwide car industry…
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USA: The changes of the organic food industry
Phil Howard - a professor with the Michigan State University - has published a set of graphics showing the changes and acquisitions within the organic food industry over the last years. The graphics show the changes that have occurred since the USDA national organic standards were implemented (October 2002), including the introduction of new food labels by major food processors, significant acquisitions of organic brands plus the investment firms involved within these…
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Time: Visualize the Blogosphere
Swedish company PrimeLabs is providing a new screen-saver called “Twingly” that visualizes worldwide RSS feeds on a globe in real time…
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USA: Homeless Heat Map
Los Angeles based cartographic technology company “Cartifact” is providing an online map of homeless people in downtown L.A. Downtown Los Angeles has the largest homeless population in the United States. The Downtown Los Angeles Homeless Map uses raw data collected bi-weekly by police counts of those sleeping on the streets for the map display…
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Data Visualization: Web Trend Map 2007
Another trend map in the form of a tube map. Seemingly these “tube maps” are getting rather popular this year. This trend map from Information Architects Japan shows all the big players, the current Internet trends and how they’re connected…
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