For teachers...

1. Many EyesVisualisation ToolUses ESRI map dataA project of IBM http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/

2. World Maps available...

3. Shading types and regional data

4. Data entry is in Excel formatWeb sourced or “student derived”...

5. Selecting regions on world map shows data...

6. Zoom into the maps to see detail using mouse scroll wheel...

7. Can show multiple maps if there are multiple columns of data...

8. Intelligent tool for handling slight differences in labelling of countries / regions

9. To find appropriate data, can search:filetypexls

10. WorldmapColumn :country name2nd column: numerical value(s)and other columns to create multiple maps....

11. Other maps also available... Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Netherlands Russia UK USA

12. UK Maps – based on 12 regional data...WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandNorth WestNorth EastYorkshire and HumbersideEast MidlandsWest MidlandsSouth WestSouth EastEastLondon

13. How it works1. Login – free and very quick....2. Click CREATE VISUALISATION3. Upload or choose data set

14. You may get a JAVA warning....Click RUN if it appears

15. Sample UK Map...