Nathan,over at Flowingdata.com,posts this interesting data visualization from the Baylor College of Medicine. No,it probably doesn't give a science writer a story in itself,but the concept of taking a complex data set and illustrating that data with the right tool —in this case,Circos –good generate some interesting reporting [...]
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From O'Reilly's Radar: GeoData Explorations:Google's Ever-Expanding Geo Investment Posted:16 Dec 2008 02:40 PM CST Google has been investing lots of money in geodata acquisition. Some of the money [...] Colleague Owen Densmore points us to this page with these comments:
Another good pointer from Nathan at Flowing Data: Explore and Analyze Geographic Data with UUorld Posted by Nathan / Dec 8,2008 to Mapping / Add your comment UUorld (pronounced “world”) is a 4-dimensional mapping tool that lets you explore geographic data –the fourth dimension being time. The interface [...] To see the relevant data of the “International Survey of Journalism Educators in the Digital Age,”click here. Yes,yes. We know it's a promo piece for ESRI and the utility of GIS. But the article below from ESRI's ArcNews also highlights the company-wide utility of GIS for journalists,at least those who understand that what we do requires a wider vision than just writing well. Additionally,the article illustrates in-house expertise that folks in the newsroom could consider tapping
IAJ co-founder Steve Ross has long argued that Craig's List HAS NOT contributed in a major way to the decline of North American newspaper advertising revenues. Here's his latest analysis: This isn't rocket science. Craig's List had NOTHING to do with a supposed decline in classified ad revenue. Here's the raw [...] Mapping The Scenarios:Geo Resources For The Election by Brady Forrest If you're like me you'll be looking at maps and polls and news sites all day long on November 4th. As the polls close and some states go red vs. blue you'll be updating your mental map of the [...] Mark Newman's 2008 presidential election cartogram page is available. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008 | ||||||
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The Star Tribune newspaper of Minneapolis-St. Paul,Minnesota,is using ArcLogistics GIS software to route its delivery drops. It is projected to save the newspaper more than a …[...]