TELLING STORIES WITH DATA

A talk given the the NY Data Wizards meetup

Transcript

1. DATA, MAPS, AND STORIES @ANDREWXHILL
4. http://vizzuality.com/projects/protectedplanet Text
6. MAKE MAPS ONLINE easier than ever before
7. TELLING STORIES WITH DATA your most important tool
8. the data scientist!
10. A LOOK INTO FOUR COMMON TYPES OF MAPS mostly ignoring wayfinding :)
11. 1. THE DATA SHOWCASE often the least story-full type of map
12. http://aitor.is/iceland-contour/
17. 2. TRENDS AND CHANGE best for data and graph savvy audience
19. PUSHING THE TECHNOLOGY scalability and visualization in the browser
21. http://mwcimpact.com/
24. http://cartodb.github.io/torque/
26. http://bit.ly/16SQXk5
27. 3. YOUR OWN WORLD relies equally on author and reader
28. imagine any wayfinding map here
29. BUT THEY CAN BE MORE EXCITING! imo
30. openstreetmap
35. http://nychenge.com/
36. http://nychenge.com/
37. 4. NARRATIVE MAPS an opportunity to hold a viewer by the hand
38. http://bit.ly/12edGe2
39. bit.ly/19fjB6R
40. DATA - MAPS - STORIES all maps were made with cartodb
42. SQL API
43. Data in
45. http://aitor.is/iceland-contour/
48. THANKS! @ANDREWXHILL