Datamob: resources

Data Wrangler

Mon, 30 May 2011 20:28:14 -0400

An interactive tool for data cleaning and transformation. From the Stanford Visualization Group.

url: http://vis.stanford.edu/wrangler/

Data-Driven Documents

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:16:35 -0400

D3.js is a small, free JavaScript library for manipulating documents based on data. By Mike Bostock.

url: http://mbostock.github.com/d3/

Google Refine

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:29:03 -0500

Google Refine is a power tool for working with messy data, cleaning it up, transforming it from one format into another, extending it with web services, and linking it to databases like Freebase.

url: https://code.google.com/p/google-refine/

Polymaps

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:54:40 -0400

A JavaScript library for making dynamic, interactive maps in modern web browsers. By Stamen Design and SimpleGeo.

url: http://polymaps.org/

Code for America

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:05:53 -0400

Code for America helps city governments become more transparent, connected and efficient by connecting the talents of web developers with people who deliver city services and want to embrace the transformative power of the web to achieve more impact with less money. Inspired in part by Teach for America, CFA works with city officials and leading web development talent to identify and then develop web solutions that can then be shared and rolled out more broadly to cities across America.

url: http://codeforamerica.org/

HumbleFinance

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:27:27 -0400

HumbleFinance is an HTML5 data visualization tool written as a demonstration of interactive graphing in HTML5. The tool is written entirely in JavaScript, using the Prototype and Flotr libraries. It can be used to display any two 2-D data sets of real numerical data which share an axis.

url: http://www.humblesoftware.com/finance/index

Open311

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:18:48 -0500

Website aimed at facilitating an international effort to build open interoperable systems that allow citizens to more directly interact with their cities. Run by the Open Planning Project.

url: http://open311.org/

MapTogether

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:39:15 -0500

The MapTogether project provides free map-related training and tools for community and nonprofit groups around the world. Their resources include software, datasets, online mapping services, documentation, and training resources.

url: http://maptogether.org/

Information is Beautiful

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:56:24 -0500

Blog by David McCandless which regularly features original data visualizations and associated source data.

url: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/

Tableau Public

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:20:30 -0500

A Windows desktop application for easy data visualization and publication on the web.

url: http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/