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Broadcast Yourself. Data Visualization & Mapping. What is Data Visualization? "A picture is worth a thousand words" "Information design makes complex information easier to understand and to use.” – AIGA from aiga.org "Information design is all about the psychology and physiology of how users access, learn, and remember information; the impact of colors shapes, and patterns, learning styles. " – Luigi Canali De Rossi from "What is information Design? " "Information design addresses the organization and presentation of data: its transformation into valuable, meaningful information. " – Nathan Shedroff from nathan.com Who can use our solution?

Journalists and bloggers Visualizations for articles To effectively communicate a message to their readers, lots of journals and magazines around the world (The Guardian, The New York Times, Le Monde…) use data journalism and data visualization. Available connectors XML / CSV / OLAP / Analytics / Zoho / Basecamp. Mobile Expense Tracker - Toshl. Online project maps militant groups. STANFORD (US) —A new online mapping project clarifies the complex relationships among terrorist organizations around the world. What’s the difference between Hamas in Iraq, the Islamic Army in Iraq, and the Jihad and Reform Front? The three militant Islamist groups are based in Iraq, but they have different historical roots and leadership structures. And their goals and strategies do not necessarily align, say researchers at Stanford University.

These differences highlight one of the biggest challenges to tackling terrorism: understanding the motivations, allegiances, shifting priorities, and organizational structures of the dozens of militant groups around the world. The project is developing a series of interactive diagrams that “map” relationships among groups and show how those relationships change over time.

The user can change map settings to display different features (e.g. leadership changes), adjust the time scale, and trace individual groups. Mapping al-Qaeda. Iraq | Mapping Militant Organizations. The Best Data Visualization Projects of 2011. I almost didn't make a best-of list this year, but as I clicked through the year's post, it was hard not to. If last year (and maybe the year before) was the year of the gigantic graphic, this was the year of big data. Or maybe we've gotten better at filtering to the good stuff. (Fancy that.) In any case, data graphics continue to thrive and designers are putting more thought into what the data are about, and that's a very good thing. So here are my favorites from 2011, ordered by preference. 1. While creator Mike Bostock made the initial commit to GitHub in late 2010, D3 hit its stride in 2011. 2. Who knew carrying around a stick that detects WiFi vertically could be so informative?

3. Media artist Roger Luke DuBois used online dating data to show the uniqueness of cities in America. 4. From Bloom, Planetary is an iPad app that visualizes your iTunes music as a solar system, bringing your data into a more playful and exploratory context. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.