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Nice global version of the Foursquare check-ins in Manhattan/San Francisco animation which I bookmarked a while back (also in the Geolocation "list")

mapping foursquare data data visualisation check-ins

in list: Geolocation

By Mark Johnstone - a critique of the Sunday Times' use of inforgraphics. Some good, mostly bad, tho.

sunday times data visualisation infographics

in list: Infographics

An example of how mapping can make data more meaningful. Uses Google Fusion. 

The accompanying article highlights some of the problems with comparing national data on a subject like this; what actually constitutes murder.

murder mapping data visualisation data

in list: Infographics

The blog of a team looking into approaches to data visualisation. 

maps visualization visualisation research data

in list: Infographics

An open source tool for network analysis

data visualisation graph tools data gephi opensource network

in list: Infographics

Stats from the US only.

nielsen social media statistics report data data visualisation

in list: Participation, Infographics

It's an online charts builder...

infographics graphs tools charts statistics data data visualisation

in list: Infographics

A site dedicated to helping non-medics to put medical research into various conditions into some kind of context. 

For example, searching for a condition (e.g.arthritis) lets you compare the effectiveness of treatments based on strength of evidence or number of studies which can be shown as a bubble diagram, histogram or list view.

Reminds me a bit of David McCandless' take on health supplements - http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/snakeoil-scientific-evidence-for-health-supplements/

health science public engagement data visualisation medicine

in list: Infographics

From Tony HIrst (aka @psychemedia)

maps data Google fusion

in list: Geolocation

This caught my eye in relation to using stories to engage an audience and also as I'm thinking about telling stories through data.

statistics psychology empathy data visualisation data digital storytelling storytelling

in list: Digital Storytelling, Infographics

Downloadable software for creating those groovy circular flow diagrams.

data visualization CIRCOS data infographics

in list: Infographics

Site hosting Greater Manchester's public data sets.

data data visualisation data journalism infographics

in list: Infographics

A site dedicated to data viz about the US economy.

Some nice infographic examples.

economics data data visualisation data journalism infographics

in list: Infographics

These are the "inforgraphics" tagged posts from 2toria. Illuminating critique on examples that demonstrate good and not so good practice in data visualisation.

2toria data data visualisation infographics

in list: Infographics

A look into the near future at how mobiles could be used to support data gathering in Africa.
Have to say that I hadn't heard about 3d cameras in phones before.

phones forests data mobile Africa

in list: Mobile

A look at how some US unis are creating their own apps to allow students to access information about courses/campus etc.

university information communication mobile data

in list: Mobile

Useful mapping tool for getting some sort of prediction of 3G coverage at a location, based on the experiences of people who chose to download a BBC app onto their Android phones.

Unsurprisingly, the data tends to cover built-up areas and main transport routes, so if you're trying to find out what you're coverage will be like on a field trip to Buachaille Etive Mor you might be disappointed 

BBC mobile data network 3G

in list: Geolocation

Download UK university statistics and compare student satisfaction ratings

university statistics satisfaction data

Nice explanatory piece from the Guardian's data-goonies saying data journalism "may be trending but it's not new" and that it's all about what stories you're trying to tell.

journalism data datajournalism data visualisation

in list: Infographics

Via Bill Steele (@UWS_CAPD)

Hover over each "element" to view an example.

visualization design tools data

in list: Infographics