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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109,924

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109,924people like this

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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