FSCPE/CIC/SDC Steering Committee Meeting
Steve JostAssociate Director for Communications
February 16, 2011
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An Early Example of Data Visualization
The above illustrates the tremendous loss of Napoleon's Army during the Russian campaign of 1812.
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Data in the Mainstream
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329,693,930 views
Youtube “views” as cultural currency
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Where runners dropped out of the New York Marathon.- New York Times
Word Cloud Applications are now Mainstream
Lincoln’s Inaugural Speech Obama’s Inaugural Speech
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The “Kleenexing” of Data
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The “Kleenexing” of Data
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Stock Market
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Genealogy
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Population Density
http://www.time.com/time/covers/20061030/where_we_live/
Social Network Connections
The map above illustrates relationships of cities around the world through the eyes of Facebook.
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http://datavisualization.ch/showcases/visualizing-friendships-on-facebook
Public Applications Using Census Data • Inventive ways to display data is critical to creating a captivating user experience
http://americanpast.richmond.edu/voting/http://cstl-csm.semo.edu/gathman/cottonvote.htm
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Public Applications Using Census Data
nytimes.com
http://www.ci.decatur.il.us/http://www.co.henry.ga.us/404.aspx
Government Organizations Using Data Visualization
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Telling a Story Through Data – Video
Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats