Blog Posts in September 2010

Comments Using Bar Charts in Tooltips from Andy Cotgreave - Sep. 30th 2010 Effectively displaying a large amount of information in a small amount of space can be incredibly difficult. Tooltips, the pop-ups that you see when you hover over an object, are an excellent way to achieve this. Until now, tool tips have been confined to text. This is normally sufficient, but in some cases a visual display of the ... Category Government and Public Data Read more...	Comments Bar charts on a map? by Ross Perez - Sep. 28th 2010 You cannot put a bar chart on a map with Tableau, but now there is an alternative that can accomplish the same task for some applications. The view you see below was created by Vanya Tucherov and Raif Majeed, two of our resident dev-hero's, using Gantt bars instead of pie charts. Putting bars on a map Category Government and Public Data Read more...
Comments Who pays for the Tea Party? by Ross Perez - Sep. 16th 2010 More time and discussion has been devoted to the Tea Party during this election than perhaps any other issue. The fierce anti-tax movement has ignited the ire of Democrats and Republicans alike, but also inspired millions of Americans eager for an alternative to big government. But what does it mean to be a Tea Party candidate? By ... Category Government and Public Data Read more...	Comments Eating undercookeed foods may be hazardous to your health.... by Ross Perez - Sep. 13th 2010 So the menu says at many a trendy seafood restaurant. If you are as much of a sushi lover as I am, you most likely brush off the warning and get your favorite raw sea creature anyway. However, as you can see from the map below, which shows food borne illness outbreaks over ... Category Health and Science Read more...
Comments There goes $15,000,000 - but it sure was fun! by Ross Perez - Sep. 7th 2010 Who hasn't enjoyed a custom Google homepage? Whether it is a witty or thought provoking link to a Wikipedia page, a Pac Man replica or an incredibly fun and pointless interactive image like today, the temptation to stick around and play ... Category Travel and Lifestyle Read more...