Visualization

YouTube For Your Data: Many Eyes on Obama & McCain

23 October 2008 - 10:25am

Is it possible to condense two weeks of soaring rhetoric by politicians into a single graphic? Let's find out.

In my last post I covered free online tools for creating information graphics.  Here is a look at another free online tool that can be used to easily create sophisticated visualizations and information graphics.

Infographics For The Rest Of Us

20 August 2008 - 12:44am

An introduction to free tools for creating interactive information graphics.

As professionals shaping the built and natural environment, we have to process and communicate complicated concepts and data to peers and the public. We often use visuals such as maps, charts, graphs, and diagrams to illustrate a concept or explore data.  Such visual representations are called information graphics or infographics.

Images for Planning—Free Internet Resources

31 July 2008 - 7:40am

Visual communication is becoming more sophisticated in planning, however many online image sources are restricted and require payment for use. Others, such as flikr.com and Google Images are extremely useful but have uneven quality and information provided about the images can be difficult to assess. While flckr.com and Google Images will remain a key resource, a number of other online image databases provide more consistent metadata along with free access.

Planimation

20 March 2007 - 11:08pm
What better way to envision the future of a city than with a cartoon?

None, I say!
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