Log-ins for playing around:

Data Strengths:

• Localize information
  
• Find patterns and trends
  
• Personalize the experience
  

= Provide meaningful, engaging experiences with information for users

Standard Types of data:

• Time (Timelines, graphics)
  
• Location (Maps)
  
• Relative values (Graphics/visualizations)
  

How to choose what graphic to produce with your data:

• http://flowingdata.com/2008/10/10/great-data-visualization-tells-a-great-story/
  
• http://graphicdesignr.net/blog/2009/04/20/what-kind-of-graphic-should-you-make/
  
• http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html
  
• http://www.10000words.net/2009/04/multimedia-picker-chooe-right-medium.html
  

Maps:

Inspiration Examples:

• http://www.latimes.com/news/local/crime/homicidemap/
• http://www.npr.org/news/graphics/2009/apr/electric-grid/
  
• http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/explorer.html
  
• http://www.signonsandiego.com/firemap/
• http://kottke.org/plus/2008-election-maps/
• http://data.desmoinesregister.com/parkersburg/parkersburg.php
  
• http://www.obleek.com/iraq/index.html
  
• http://chicago.everyblock.com/streets/addison-st/1050-1098w/#tallermap
  
• http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/page/World_Map.html

Free or Cheap Tools:

• http://code.google.com/apis/maps/
  
• http://developer.yahoo.com/maps/
  
• http://www.microsoft.com/maps/developers/
• http://www.umapper.com/
• http://fmatlas.com/atlas2/jsp/login.jsp
• http://mashable.com/2009/01/08/google-maps-mashups-tools/
  
• http://www.zeemaps.com/
  

Geocoders