A heat map is a grid of numbers colored by value. I wrote a quick tutorial on how to make the now common statistical visualization.
Via - Flowingdata
An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us—energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future.
This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US. via hint.fm/windNote: If you read this via Email or Feed-reader click Permalink below to download bigger image.
The New York Times’s special report on the decade’s costs and consequences, measured in thousands of lives, trillions of dollars and countless challenges to the human spirit.
Where Were You on Sept. 11, 2001? (here)
War Funding, Related Costs (here)
Al Qaeda spent roughly half a million dollars to destroy the World Trade Center and cripple the Pentagon. What has been the cost to the United States?
via www.nytimes.com
Where Were You on Sept. 11, 2001? (here)
War Funding, Related Costs (here)
Al Qaeda spent roughly half a million dollars to destroy the World Trade Center and cripple the Pentagon. What has been the cost to the United States?
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What happens when 620,000 lenders fund 615,000 entrepreneurs, students, and other microfinance borrowers around the world?
Five+ years of Kiva loan activity, in full color. Thanks to all the lenders, borrowers, partners, and team members who brightened this map - and helped to change lives in the process."Create your own interactive map - Get started now - ChartsBin.com"
This map shows the differences in the retail price of marijuana based on user generated reports from the PriceofWeed website.
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Hurricane Irene caused widespread flooding and power failures. More than 5.8 million customers lost electricity.via www.nytimes.com
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CNN.com has unveiled a new data visualization as part of its ongoing ‘Defining America’ coverage to take a unique look at the 2010 Census data and make it personal and relatable to people’s lives. The interactive map allows a user to explore the country using raw Census data as well as delve more deeply into CNN’s coverage of the towns and people who make up America.
via edition.cnn.com(click here to see interactive map)
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This interactive map shows historical data and forecast of general government gross debt (as percent of GDP) in each country.
via chartsbin.com(Click above link to see an interactive map)
This visualization plots over 140,000 newspapers published over three centuries in the United States. The data comes from the Library of Congress' "Chronicling America" project, which maintains a regularly updated directory of newspapers.
via www.stanford.edu(Click here to see an interactive graphics)
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A political history of Africa since 1900 - interactive. How did the current nation states emerge from colonisation?
via www.guardian.co.uk(Click here to see an interactive graphics)
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