Data visualization tools going mainstream with help of Google, Tableau. Jeff Kelly, News Editor Published: 23 Mar 2010 These days, just about anybody with a laptop and an Excel spreadsheet can explore and visually share data in new ways at virtually -- sometimes literally -- no cost.
Last month, Tableau Software released a free, downloadable version of its visualization software that can access data from Microsoft Access, Excel spreadsheets and text files. Users load their data into the software, called Tableau Public , and within minutes can begin exploring it with interactive graphs, histograms, heat maps and other visualization tools. When you register, you'll receive targeted emails designed to keep you informed of the latest BI, analytics, corporate performance management (CPM) trends and more.
Twitter Analytics. Patexia. Patexia Visualization of US Patent Data: A Free Online Tool. We’ve looked at free patent search tools and alert services, but are any free online tools available for analyzing the patent data?
Many subscription-based systems possess advanced analysis capabilities: an article by Lucy Akers et al., entitled “Enhancing patent landscape analysis with visualization output” from volume 32 (2010) of World Patent Information describes three of these systems. VantagePoint, STN AnalyzePlus, and STN AnaVist all offer visual analysis tools for patent data, like “graphics and charts that show patenting trends, key patent assignees, collaboration partners, and technology evaluations” (Akers et al. 203). A free system wouldn’t possess the same capabilities as these subscription systems, but it would be useful to find a free patent search system with simple visual analysis tools. Luckily, I found just what I was looking for through a website mentioned in IPKat’s “Monday miscellany.”
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