Hal Varian (Google) and Tim O’Reilly (O’Reilly Media, Inc.), “Measurables”

Gov 2.0 Summit Videos (from Google Public Sector Blog)
Monday, September 14, 2009 | 11:45 AM
If you weren’t able to make the Gov 2.0 Summit last week in DC, you’re in luck – videos of most presentations are now online.
We’ll post an update when Ola Rosling’s presentation on public data search and visualization is online.
Tim O’Reilly [...]

Comparing Thematic Maps

Statistical graphics are most convincing when they allow for interesting comparisons. A pie- or bar-chart allows comparisons in one data dimension as does one map, it shows how one variable varies in different regions. But data analysis shouldn’t stop here. Diagrams like the animated population pyramid or the gapminder/trendalyzer allow comparisons in more than one [...]

“Tourist Maps” of statistics on Slovenia

In Slovenia we’ve recently published the Interactive Statistical Atlas of Slovenia – an online tool for presenting statistical data on maps. It was basically developed for “tourists” (less experienced users), to help them view regional statistical data in a clear and easily understood way.
Demo: Population ageing in Slovenia

You can enter the application from the entry [...]

ReadWriteWeb Interview With Tim Berners-Lee, Part 1: Linked Data

Written by Richard MacManus / July 8, 2009 6:00 AM / 8 Comments
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How Linked Data Relates to The Semantic Web
RWW: Earlier this year you gave an inspiring talk at TED about Linked Data. You described Linked Data as a sea change akin to the [...]

Google Fusion Tables

Mapping Statistics

We all know Statistics Netherlands Neighbourhood Application.
Here is another one based on Google mapping services and using multiple data sources- The NEW London Profiler website! ‘Here you can visualise your neighbourhood’s profile using different area classifications through the Google Map interface.’ Topics are Transport, Education, House Prices, Census Classifications and much more.

As far I can [...]

Programme ready – Joint Seminar OECD & Statistics Sweden

www.oecd.org/oecdworldforum/statknowledge

Mapping: The Dashboard Approach

There are several types of interactive mapping focussing on a single map. With InstantAtlas there comes another type positioning maps, tables, graphs and other elements on the same screen. There are several possibilities to present such dashboards, using Flash or SVG.
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This dashboard devloped by the UK company GeoWise is used by some institutions in [...]

Stat@las Europe: English version online

French and German versions of this interactive atlas (made with Flash) are available since several months, now an English version has been published. See the Portal of Statistics Switzerland.

Statistics and History

German history in the 19th century deals with many states and several attempts to build state unions. Researchers from the university of Mainz have done a superb work in visualizing German history – including statistical data. It’s called HGIS (Historical Geographical Information System), exists (partially) in Englsh and can be found here: HGIS

GeoWeb

Social Web, Semantic Web and now GeoWeb. Some days ago I was attending a conference on Mapping Trends in Zurich organized by namics.com. Mapping is a real eye catcher and behind mapping there are some really important business interests. No wonder this is one of the fastest growing parts of the Web.
Cedric Hüsler from local.ch [...]