Poor diet
I've decided to spend one week living on the edge of poverty to get the data for the Tableau's Quantified Self Viz Contest. My food budget was $2.35 per day (it's calculated by government...
View ArticleНаселение наиболее многочисленных национальностей по субъектам Российской...
Если тебе интересна эта тема тоже стоит посмотреть эту визуализацию данных. Я сравнила данные с переписи населения 2010 года с 1926 годом. English version is here. Learn About Tableau
View ArticleArithmeum, part 1
I am planning to add a few posts about data in the real world, yes life and data also exist outside the internet. I have no idea how I will achieve this as I do not go out so often. Keep your fingers...
View ArticleSimplifying shapefiles in MapShaper
Maps should be simple, simple to make and simple to use. I simplify shape files to use them in Tableau but you can use them in other apps too. Why should you do this? Speaking in simple words Tableau...
View ArticleDevil's tooltip (ubertip) in Tableau
The official name of this tooltip's the ubertip, but the devil's tooltip shows its real nature. Ubertips appear after clicking on row or column headers, when clicking on a mark or data item in the...
View ArticleTableau Mapping Template for London Wards
If you've searched for a Tableau mapping template for London, you can stop googling :) If you need other templates for the UK, you should check http://tableaumapping.bi Tableau Mapping is a website...
View ArticleTableau Mapping Template for London Boroughs
Feel free to use this template in your Tableau projects, just remember about placing the information about the owner of the original shape file. You can check Tableau template for London wards too....
View ArticleMaps in Tableau 8.2 - street level
There're new maps in Tableau 8.2. Now you can choose between Tableau (the new maps) and Tableau Classic (the old ones, not medieval maps but just from 8.1 version). You switch between the two options...
View ArticleHow to export a point shape file to csv in QGIS
A point shape file in QGIS looks like this: This tutorial can't be used for a line shape file or... ...polygon one. Open your shape file in QGIS: Right click on layer and select Open Attribute...
View ArticleSimplifying geometries of polygon shape files
If your map works very slowly and you have to wait for a respond for a loooooooooong time, it's a clear sign that you need to simplify the geometries of the shape files. Polygons are drawn by joining...
View ArticleCycling in London
I've done a cycling map of London. Not everything was as I planned. I was searching for a line shape file of the London's cycling lines, as logical would be adding length of cycling lines per ward or...
View ArticleHow the world has changed from 1960, population comparator
I was playing with population data but I wanted to do something different so I took into account data for a long period. I prepared population comparator, a tool to compare how the growth of...
View ArticleSimplifying geometries of polygon shape files in QGIS's SimpliPy
First you have to install SimpliPy Note that the plug-in says: You must have installed Shapely 1.2.18 or you will get an error installing or using this plug-in. Shapely is open source....
View ArticleSomething old, something new
I'm totally addicted to archaeological documentaries. My favourite archaeological site is Göbekli Tepe, google it, it's just WOW. In July 2014 Klaus Schmidt, who headed the excavations at the site,...
View ArticleReshaping data in Data Wrangler
Data Wrangler is a hero of this tutorial. It's free online tool to transform data. There are three reasons why it's worth to use Data Wrangler: it's very easy to use although it's simple it offers many...
View ArticleВелодорожки Москвы / Cycle lanes of Moscow
Портал открытых данных правительства Москвы опубликовал географические координаты московских велодорожек. Общая длина велодорожек состоит 111 км. Самая длинная велодорожка находится в парке «Лосиный...
View ArticleShape file directory
It's a list from my perspective, I work mainly with geo data for Europe and Asian post Soviet Union countries. I wanted to keep all my sources in one place so I started this list, which I am planning...
View ArticleHow to create KML file to store your geo data
You can use KML files to create fusion maps. Comments to the tutorial: I keep everything in folders, it's not a must but when you have a few polygons or lines or points it's easier to keep order. I...
View ArticleCreating and saving path as KML file in Google Earth
You can use KML files to store routes of your trips, bird migration, geographical discoveries or whatever you want. Later you can use KML files to present created geo data in Google Fusion Tables. //...
View ArticleFree data journalism tools - time lines
This post starts series of posts with free tools for data journalism. To make everything clear, I have nothing against paid apps but I just wanted to show that having strong willingness to work with...
View ArticleFree data journalism tools - data extracting and cleaning
Extracting data from PDF There are plenty of people who strongly believe that the best place for their data is PDF, everyone does it, statistical offices, international organizations. There is only...
View ArticleGerman food mapped
You don't need any geo software to produce a map, a cupboard is perfectly enough. Some time ago I've found in museum of Haus der Geschichte in Bonn this map of German local food specialties. The map is...
View ArticleEnergy from renewable sources in the EU
Eurostat has published statistics on renewable energy sources in the European Union. Below my data visualization showing how countries are dealing with their energy targets.
View ArticleAusländer in Deutschland
Ich habe Daten über in Deutschland ansässige Ausländer gefunden. Solche Daten gibt es schon seit langer Zeit, denn Deutschland hat mindestens seit dem Mittelalter das „Meldewesen“: alle müssen sich...
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