Census data can be interesting and super informative, but getting the data out…
Software
Programs and online applications to help you make use of data.
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Easier Census data browsing with CensusReporter
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Excel paintings
Tatsuo Horiuchi wanted to learn something new before retiring, so he bought a…
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Introduction to R, a video series by Google
Google released a 21-part short video series that introduces R. Most of the…
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Beer Mapper: An experimental app to find the right beer for you
Kevin Jamieson, an electrical and computer engineering graduate student at the University of…
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Binify for hexagon binning in Python
As an alternative to dot density maps, Binify by Kevin Schaul allows you…
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Vega: A visualization grammar to create without programming
Visualization online can be a challenge if you don’t know how to program.…
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Forecast: A weather site that’s easier to read →
When you go to one of the major sites to look up the…
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Learn about politics in your state with Open States
It’s not especially straightforward to know or find out what’s going on with…
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Sitegeist: A mobile app that tells you about your data surroundings
From businesses to demographics, there’s data for just about anywhere you are. Sitegeist,…
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Shiny allows web applications with R
RStudio, the folks behind the IDE for R released last year, continues to…
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xkcd-style charts in R, JavaScript, and Python
The ports and packages to make your charts look like they came from…
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Torque for mapping temporal data
Mapping data over time can be challenging, especially when you have a lot…
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Easy and customizable maps with TileMill →
I’m late to this party. TileMill, by mapping platform MapBox, is open source…
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Analyze your Facebook profile with Wolfram|Alpha
Feeding off the momentum from Stephen Wolfram’s personal analytics earlier this year, Wolfram|Alpha…
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New open data platform launches
Open data is everywhere. However, open data initiatives often manifest as mere CSV…
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More infographic software
Recently there’s been a spate of infographic tools popping up (e.g., easel.ly, venngage,…
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Venn pie-agrams
So I got to thinking, since I’m on this pie chart kick, “what…
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Automated infographics with easel.ly
I’m pretty sure I’m not in their target audience, but my main takeaway…
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Miso: An open source toolkit for data visualisation
Your online visualization options are limited when you don’t know how to program.…
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Timelines that are Easy to Make and Use
As a project of the Knight News Innovation Lab, Timeline by Verite is…