Online Visualization Tools PF Anderson, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Health Sciences Libraries, [email_address] November 11, 2008 © 2008 Regents of the University of Michigan. All rights reserved.

Overview Visualizing concepts Visual search engines Clouds Mindmapping Visualizing data Timelines Data visualization Resources

Visualizing concepts

Visual search engines

Clouds

Mindmapping

Visualizing data

Timelines

Data visualization

Resources

Visualization: Why? Chris Jordan: http://www.chrisjordan.com/

Chris Jordan: http://www.chrisjordan.com/

Visualization: Why? http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/debates/ “ Palin has the longest sentences, Biden repeats himself the most and has the smallest vocabulary, while patterns for Obama and McCain are eerily similar.”

http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/debates/

“ Palin has the longest sentences, Biden repeats himself the most and has the smallest vocabulary, while patterns for Obama and McCain are eerily similar.”

Visualization: Why? World Wide Telescope: http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/Home.aspx

World Wide Telescope: http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/Home.aspx

Visualization: Why? Edward Tufte: http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/

Edward Tufte: http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/

Visual Search Engines Visualize concepts for: Navigation Visualization Concept generation Background images Discussion tools

Visualize concepts for:

Navigation

Visualization

Concept generation

Background images

Discussion tools

Search: Words & Meaning Curehunter (Dictionary) http://www.curehunter.com/public/dictionary.do

Curehunter (Dictionary)

http://www.curehunter.com/public/dictionary.do

Search: Concept Relationships Curehunter: http://www.curehunter.com/public/dictionary.do

Curehunter: http://www.curehunter.com/public/dictionary.do

Search: Similarities Literature-Map.com

Literature-Map.com

Search: Visualizing the Answers PubMed Faceoff: http://www.postgenomic.com/faces/index.php

PubMed Faceoff: http://www.postgenomic.com/faces/index.php

Search Generating Visualization AmazType: http://amaztype.tha.jp/

AmazType: http://amaztype.tha.jp/

Search News Spectra News Reader: http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/components/spectra/index.html

Spectra News Reader: http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/components/spectra/index.html

CoolIris http://www.cooliris.com/

http://www.cooliris.com/

Tag & Word Clouds Exploration Concept generation / distillation Analysis

Exploration

Concept generation / distillation

Analysis

Clouds: Images (Flickr) Flickr: Explore Tags

Flickr: Explore Tags

Clouds: NewsFlashr

Clouds: Extipicious (Delicious) http://kevan.org/extispicious.cgi

http://kevan.org/extispicious.cgi

Clouds: Cloudalicious

Clouds: Wordle

Clouds: TagCrowd

Clouds: TagCrowd as topic summaries for speeches and written works for visual analysis of survey data as brand clouds that let companies see how they are perceived by the world for data mining a text corpus for helping writers and students reflect on their work as name tags for conferences, cocktail parties or wherever new collaborations start as resumes in a single glance as visual poetry

as topic summaries for speeches and written works

for visual analysis of survey data

as brand clouds that let companies see how they are perceived by the world

for data mining a text corpus

for helping writers and students reflect on their work

as name tags for conferences, cocktail parties or wherever new collaborations start

as resumes in a single glance

as visual poetry

Clouds: TagCrowd Cloud of “Leaves of Grass by Wal Whitman, top 50 words.

Cloud of “Leaves of Grass by Wal Whitman, top 50 words.

Clouds: ManyEyes Cloud of “Leaves of Grass by Wal Whitman, top 200 words

Cloud of “Leaves of Grass by Wal Whitman, top 200 words

Clouds: ManyEyes Interactive cloud, allows navigation of text body

Interactive cloud, allows navigation of text body

Clouds: TagGalaxy Words http://www.taggalaxy.de/

http://www.taggalaxy.de/

Clouds: TagGalaxy Pics http://www.taggalaxy.de/

http://www.taggalaxy.de/

Mindmapping Mindmapping as concept visualization tool > WikiMindMap Mindmapping online tool for collaboration > MindMeister Offline personal mindmapping tool > FreeMind

Mindmapping as concept visualization tool > WikiMindMap

Mindmapping online tool for collaboration > MindMeister

Offline personal mindmapping tool > FreeMind

WikiMindMap http://www.wikimindmap.org

http://www.wikimindmap.org

MindMeister http://www.mindmeister.com

http://www.mindmeister.com

MindMeister Example

FreeMind Example http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Timelines Obvious uses: History Biography Individuals & institutions Creative uses Clinical case study presentation Track epidemiology of disease spread in community Project planning Any kind of temporal or process-oriented data Storytelling or narrative process

Obvious uses:

History

Biography

Individuals & institutions

Creative uses

Clinical case study presentation

Track epidemiology of disease spread in community

Project planning

Any kind of temporal or process-oriented data

Storytelling or narrative process

Timelines: Dipity http://www.dipity.com/

http://www.dipity.com/

Timelines: Dipity - Example Equipment recalls Set up with an rss feed to add new events?

Equipment recalls

Set up with an rss feed to add new events?

Timelines: Dipity - Example Equipment recalls Eample of event detail view

Equipment recalls

Eample of event detail view

Timelines: xTimeline http://www.xtimeline.com/ Features Searching Groups Public editing

http://www.xtimeline.com/

Features

Searching

Groups

Public editing

Timelines: xTimeline - Example Pregnancy timeline Single author

Pregnancy timeline

Single author

Timelines: xTimeline - Example Higher education entry into Second Life Multiple authors

Higher education entry into Second Life

Multiple authors

Timelines: xTimeline - Example Detail - entry point view

Detail - entry point view

Timelines: xTimeline - Example Privacy restrictions

Privacy restrictions

Timelines: xTimeline - Example Groups Sharing / commenting

Groups

Sharing / commenting

Timelines - Highlights CircaVie & Dipity Lightweight, easy to use, community based, intended for social purposes & personal use Multimedia Dipity Integrates with other social media (Twitter, Picasa, Flickr, Google, etc.) xTimeline Wiki-style Team work, collaboration Multimedia

CircaVie & Dipity

Lightweight, easy to use, community based, intended for social purposes & personal use

Multimedia

Dipity

Integrates with other social media (Twitter, Picasa, Flickr, Google, etc.)

xTimeline

Wiki-style

Team work, collaboration

Multimedia

Data visualization Visualization helpful in analysis of a variety of types of data. Many types of data, many types of analysis, many types of display of data = Many tools

Visualization helpful in analysis of a variety of types of data.

Many types of data, many types of analysis, many types of display of data =

Many tools

Visualization: Vispedia.stanford.edu

Visualization: Gapminder

Visualization: Lexipedia

Visualization: Swivel http://www.swivel.com/

http://www.swivel.com/

Visualization: Swivel Example Beckett analysis of the Unnameable

Beckett analysis of the Unnameable

Visualization: Swivel Example Pesticides in Broccoli

Pesticides in Broccoli

Visualization: ManyEyes http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/

http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/

Visualization: ManyEyes Example Word Cloud - Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman

Word Cloud - Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman

Visualization: ManyEyes Example EBM word tree

EBM word tree

Visualization: ManyEyes Example University of Michigan faculty size and average salary by department

University of Michigan faculty size and average salary by department

Visualization: ManyEyes Example FDA Survey Data on Perchorate in Food, 2005-2006

FDA Survey Data on Perchorate in Food, 2005-2006

Visualization: Circos http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/circos/

http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/circos/

Data visualization - Highlights Variety of tools available for different domains Swivel especially strong in generating graphs ManyEyes especially rich source of various visual analyses, flexible, interactive, various types of datasets allowed

Variety of tools available for different domains

Swivel especially strong in generating graphs

ManyEyes especially rich source of various visual analyses, flexible, interactive, various types of datasets allowed

Mashups: SpotCrime http://www.spotcrime.com/

http://www.spotcrime.com/

Mashups: Extispicious http://kevan.org/extispicious.cgi A gazillion GoogleMap mashups

http://kevan.org/extispicious.cgi

A gazillion GoogleMap mashups

Mashups: Dipity+Flickr

Mashups: Dipity+YouTube

Mashups: EDIS RSOE: EDIS (Emergency & Disaster Information Service): http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/?area=&lang=eng

RSOE: EDIS (Emergency & Disaster Information Service): http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/?area=&lang=eng

Examples: Mapping Worldkit.org

Worldkit.org

Examples: Mathematics Garrett Lisi: Deferential Geometry: e8 polytope: http://deferentialgeometry.org/epe/

Garrett Lisi: Deferential Geometry: e8 polytope: http://deferentialgeometry.org/epe/

Examples: Mathematics Garrett Lisi: Deferential Geometry: e8 polytope: http://deferentialgeometry.org/epe/

Garrett Lisi: Deferential Geometry: e8 polytope: http://deferentialgeometry.org/epe/

Examples: Table of Condiments http://backtable.org/~blade/fnord/condiments.html

http://backtable.org/~blade/fnord/condiments.html

Examples/Resources: Periodic Table of Visualization Methods http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html

http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html

Resources: VisualComplexity.com

Resources: VisualComplexity.com

Resources: FlowingData.com

Resources: StrangeMaps http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/

http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/

Resources: Information Aesthetics http://www.infosthetics.com/

http://www.infosthetics.com/

Resources: Information Aesthetics http://www.infosthetics.com/

http://www.infosthetics.com/

Resources: Eager Eyes http://www.eagereyes.org

http://www.eagereyes.org

Resources: Mind-mapping.org

Resources: NCIBI Collection of life science visualisation tools: http://portal.ncibi.org/gateway/tools.php?category=4&sortedBy=name&order=ASC&suite=false

Collection of life science visualisation tools: http://portal.ncibi.org/gateway/tools.php?category=4&sortedBy=name&order=ASC&suite=false

Additional resources Perez, Sarah. The Best Tools for Visualization. March 13, 2008 9:25 AM. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_best_tools_for_visualization.php Data Visualization - Modern Approaches (Smashing Magazine, August 2007): http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/02/data-visualization-modern-approaches/

Perez, Sarah. The Best Tools for Visualization. March 13, 2008 9:25 AM. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_best_tools_for_visualization.php

Data Visualization - Modern Approaches (Smashing Magazine, August 2007): http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/02/data-visualization-modern-approaches/

Trends? Sprint Sprint Widget: http://now.sprint.com/widget/

Sprint Widget: http://now.sprint.com/widget/

Trends? Google Google: Code: BirdEye: http://code.google.com/p/birdeye/

Google: Code: BirdEye: http://code.google.com/p/birdeye/

Want more? Discovery - Del.icio.us http://del.icio.us/tags/visualization http://del.icio.us/tags/visualisation These slides will be at: http://slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries

Discovery - Del.icio.us

http://del.icio.us/tags/visualization

http://del.icio.us/tags/visualisation

These slides will be at:

http://slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries

Want more? These slides will be at: http://slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries

These slides will be at:

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