Data Visualization

= Tools for data visualization =

jQuery Visualise

 * Free
 * Creates the graph from tables
 * Bar, lines, piecharts
 * Testing with options

jQplot

 * Easy
 * Quite good
 * Very interesting website
 * Quite well documented
 * Free
 * Many options
 * More oriented to plot formulas

Protochart

 * Well documented
 * Easy enough
 * Several graphics

Highcharts

 * Free for non commercial use
 * jQuery or Mootools, JavaScript
 * Many different graphics

Timeline

 * BSD license

gRaphaël

 * MIT license (free)
 * Not very well documented

Moochart

 * IE... does it work?
 * Mootools library
 * MIT license
 * Not too hard
 * Only one graphic

Js Charts

 * Free for non commercial
 * Bar,line and pie chart graphics
 * Data in XML

Flot

 * MIT license
 * jQuery

Google Charts API

 * Free
 * Configurable trough URL
 * Generates images

= More Tools for data visualization =

Open Flash Cart

 * One
 * Two

InfoVis

 * Requires some know how in programming and study the library
 * Very well documented
 * Not very easy

Flare
Actionscript using flex.


 * Demo1
 * demo2

Widgenie

 * Overview
 * Advertising?
 * List of examples
 * Hosted solution
 * No code required
 * Embed code for other sites, incl Facebook and Blogger
 * Statistics
 * Pro is €600 a year, offers unlimtied widgets and branding
 * Imports from Excel and CSV, configuration is made using the GUI

= Reference =


 * http://www.tripwiremagazine.com/2009/12/70-tools-for-visualizing-your-data-css-flash-jquery-php.html
 * http://blip.tv/play/g9M1gbi4eQI%2Em4v
 * Speckboy

= Even more =


 * XML/SWF Charts
 * Fusioncharts - Flash
 * Charlie