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How the right kind of data visualization could lead to new research questions or insights.

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 [...]

Google's investment in mapping technologies

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 [...]

GPS,mapping and Economic Development in your town

 Colleague Owen Densmore points us to this page with these comments:

This use of gps may play a role in understanding economic development in any city by watching the flows within the city:
http://digitalurban.blogspot.com/2008/12/gps-city-tracks-1-year-in-24-hours-via.html

This gets me to an aspect of ED I'm interested:MicroED. It comes from the observation that all cities'ED is unique. Think about every city you've lived in and you'll notice that each was unique. For me,Rochester NY:Kodak/Xerox company towns;Silicon Valley:A network of startups and established companies with a highly mobile social/skill network. Here in Santa Fe,we are similarly unique. …[...]

Explore and Analyze Geographic Data with UUorld

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 [...]

"International Survey of Journalism Educators in the Digital Age"

To see the relevant data of the “International Survey of Journalism Educators in the Digital Age,”click here.

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune's ROI on using GIS

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

 


ArcLogistics Payback Period Is 2.5 Months for Newspaper Company

chart of savingsThe 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 …[...]

Librarians and "IT Professionals"–Getting to the root of it all

Amy Disch,library director of The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch,sends along these links via the News Librarians'listserv (newslib@listserv.unc.edu). This is a gentle reminder about how the foundations of good publications today rest,first,on the integration of library AND IT skills.

Watch them in the order listed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWY8OBMlroI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYwoHCdIDKU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFzHH5LRK2M&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6uWmT2TXlQ

 

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Craig's List had NOTHING to do with a decline in classified ad revenue.

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 [...]

O'Reilly Radar has a fine round-up of election mapping.

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 [...]

2008 presidential election cartogram

 Mark Newman's 2008 presidential election cartogram page is available.

  http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008