“Data GIF Maker, launched on 25 May, is a free online tool that can be used to create visual representations comparing data on two different subjects, for example.” — ...

Since 2015, the Google News Lab team has been working on making Google’s massive trove of Search data accessible to newsrooms—with a data viz storytelling series, for example, or their excellent Year ...

In an age of ubiquitous computing when we all have high-bandwidth video streaming capabilities in our pockets, the fact that the humble GIF continues to thrive is remarkable. But its success is ...

Government is learning what open data means one step at a time. And on June 11, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) took a large step forward in its own open data efforts by releasing a new ...

Many people believe big data is key to solving national and global problems. However, interpreting large number sets can prove to be an arduous task which is why data visualization has become a ...

Data nerds are loving subways on Reddit these days. Subway maps aren’t really designed as accurate reflections of geography. They are designed to help people get around and they are made to fit onto ...

Using data from the widely circulated Johns Hopkins COVID-19 tracking map, a cross-disciplinary team of JHU researchers recently began developing an array of new data visualization tools to help ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Heat maps or points on a map can be simple and typically effective ways to visualize spatial data sets. But when that data involves many different types of objects – such as ...