Software

Bokeh, a Python library by Continuum Analytics, helps you visualize your data on…

Friedrich Lindenberg and Gregor Aisch recently released dataset, a Python library to take…

A challenge these days with visualization is that a piece might look great…

Those who use the ggplot2 package in R and do everything else in…

Sometimes it can be a challenge to produce data graphics in vector format,…

A quick list of command-line tools to putz around with data.

Census data can be interesting and super informative, but getting the data out…

Tatsuo Horiuchi wanted to learn something new before retiring, so he bought a…

Google released a 21-part short video series that introduces R. Most of the…

A quick, three-step tutorial on how to make maps that look vintage in the open source QGIS. [via]

Thomas Levine provides a handful of useful tips for those getting started with R.

Xaquín G.V. has a dead simple tutorial on how to make a choropleth map with open source QGIS.

Mike Bostock, creator of D3, believes in using examples to show what can be done with his code.

NlpTools is a PHP library for natural language processing.

Polychart just launched its open beta. “Lightweight visual analytics and business intelligence on the web.” Mainly, a drag-and-drop interface for quick charts.

A Guide to Speeding Up R Code for Busy People. R can be slow at times. Here are some tips on getting it to go faster.

Kevin Jamieson, an electrical and computer engineering graduate student at the University of…

Mike Bostock continues to beef up the documentation and tutorials for D3. This one for selections.

As an alternative to dot density maps, Binify by Kevin Schaul allows you…

Extract CSV data from PDF files with Tabula. A collaborative project from Mozilla Open News.